Järna (also Dala-Järna to distinguish it from Järna in Södertälje Municipality) is a locality situated in Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,413 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
The last traditional player of the Swedish bagpipes, Gudmunds Nils Larsson (died 1949), was from Järna.[2]
Notable people
- Mikael Strandberg (born 1962), explorer, filmmaker and writer
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Dala Järna:
- Dala-Järna IK
- Dala-Järna Windsurfing Klubb
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Dalarnas fornminnes- och hembygdsförbund (2006). Dalarnas hembygdsbok. Dalarnas fornminnes- och hembygdsförbund. p. 178. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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