Ornäs is a
locality
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situated in
Borlänge Municipality
Borlänge Municipality () is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden, with an area of 586.4 km2. The municipality has a population of 47,640 (2007). The municipal seat is Borlänge.
The present municipality was created in 1971 whe ...
,
Dalarna County
Dalarna County () is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to ...
,
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 count ...
with 1,068 inhabitants in 2010.
History
In November of 1520,
Gustav Vasa
Gustav Eriksson Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), also known as Gustav I, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560. He was previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (''Reichsverweser#Sweden, Riksföreståndare'') fr ...
was hiding in the
Ornässtugan when he was chased by the Danish military.
Ornäs has a population around a thousand people. Stora Ornäs was also built in Ornäs.
also lived in Ornäs after marrying a Swedish noble.
Trivia
The
Ornäs birch also comes from Ornäs and is the national tree of Sweden.
See also
Ornäs Birch
References
Populated places in Borlänge Municipality
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