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Fuån
Fuån () is a stream in Dalarna, Sweden. Its source is in Orsa municipality Orsa Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Orsa, Sweden, Orsa. Orsa is one of a few municipalities in Sweden which has not been amalgamated, but retai ..., a few kilometres southeast of Orsa. It runs southwards and flows into the lake Siljan close to the village Fu. The stream has a total length of approximately 15 kilometres. References Rivers of Sweden {{Sweden-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu, Sweden
Fu is a small village in Dalarna, Sweden. The village is located by the national road Riksväg 70, about 10 kilometres southeast of the town Mora. Approximately 50 people live in Fu and the neighboring village of Fudal. The Dala Line, a railway that stretches from Uppsala Uppsala ( ; ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the capital of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Loc ... to Mora, passes close to the village. There used to be a small railway station in Fu, but it closed in the 1960s. The stream Fuån flows into the lake Siljan just outside of the village. Name According to the Swedish place-name researcher Bror Lindén, Fu is a shortened form of Fuån, which in turn derives from an Old Norse word for rottenness, ''fúi''. References Populated places in Mora Municipality, Sweden {{Sweden-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalarna
Dalarna (; ), also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia and the Dales, is a (historical province) in central Sweden. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norway in the west. The province's borders mostly coincide with the modern administrative Dalarna County (). The area is a holiday destination for Swedes from the south, who often travel there in the summer, drawn by its fishing lakes, campgrounds, and forests. Some Swedes own or rent a second home in Dalarna, where vegetable gardens and apple trees are commonplace. In mid-June, midsummer celebrations and dances are held in many of the small villages and in the larger cities. Dalarna is a region full of historical associations, and both its products and its people have strong local characteristics. In the western district Lima, some people in villages speak a traditional dialect, Dalecarlian, while in Älvdalen, they speak Elfdalian, a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orsa Municipality
Orsa Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Orsa, Sweden, Orsa. Orsa is one of a few municipalities in Sweden which has not been amalgamated, but retains its area from the time it was instituted as a municipal entity in 1863. Geography The town of Orsa is located on the north-eastern shore of the large Lake Orsa (''Orsasjön''). Through a southern water passage it is connected with one of Sweden's largest lakes: Siljan (lake), Siljan. By the shores of Orsasjön the Orsa Camping was inaugurated in 1932. With a kilometer long sandy beach, it has received several awards for its quality and beauty, and is by some referred to as the ''Dalarna Riviera''. Nature sights include the ''Grönklitt'' mountain, that previously housed a notable bear park and skiing hill. The bear park was an enclosed area where not only bears but also Gray wolf, wolves, lynx, siberian tigers and wolverines reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siljan (lake)
Siljan, in Dalarna in central Sweden, is Sweden's seventh largest lake. The cumulative area of Siljan and the adjacent, smaller lakes Orsasjön and Insjön is . Siljan reaches a maximum depth of , and its surface is situated above sea level. This renders the lowest point of the basin at above sea level. The largest town on its shore is Mora (locality), Mora. Impact crater The lake is located around the southwestern perimeter of the Siljan Ring (Swedish: ''Siljansringen''), a circular geological formation which was formed 377 million years ago in the Devonian by a major meteorite impact. The original crater, now mostly eroded, is estimated to have been about 52 km (32 mi) in diameter and is the largest known impact crater in Europe (excluding Russia). The Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian sedimentary rocks deformed by the impact are rich in fossils. Some people suspect that there might be petroleum, oil in the area, but drilling has been unsuccessful so far. There a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
