Ornäs is a locality situated in Borlänge Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,068 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

History

In November of 1520, Gustav Vasa 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. [2] Barbro Stigsdotter 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Stora Ornäs".


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orn%C3%A4s
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