Västermyckeläng (
Elfdalian: ''Westermykklaingg'') is a
locality
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situated in
Älvdalen Municipality
Älvdalen Municipality () is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Älvdalen.
The two parishes ''Särna'' and ''Idre'' were ceded to Sweden from Norway under the treaty of Brömsebro on 13 Augus ...
,
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
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, with 279 inhabitants in 2010.
The name comes from the location of the village and its
meadow
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s (äng) on the west (väster) side of
Myckeln. Myckeln was the local name of
Österdal River
Österdalälven (literally ''East Dal River'') is a long river in Sweden that flows southeast through Dalarna. Its sources are Storån, Grövlan and Sörälven and the end point is Djurås, in the municipality of Gagnef, where it connects wit ...
; it is now the lake that is the reservoir for the dam in
Väsa. Locally the village is called Västäng.
References
Populated places in Älvdalen Municipality
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