Dalarna County

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Dalarna County, or Dalarnas län is a County or län in middle Sweden. It borders to the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bounded by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the east.

The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes, being further subdivided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County virtually encompasses the historical province Dalecarlia (or Dalarna), that deals with history and culture of the area.

**Dalarnas län**
Map highlighting the location of Dalarna County in Sweden
	County	SE-W, SE062
	Residence City	Falun
	Province	Dalecarlia
	Created	1634
	Area - -	28,194 km², 6.9% of Sweden; ranked 4th
	Population Reference: ranked list	280,575 inh., 10.0 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

1 Administration
2 Politics
3 Municipalities
4 Heraldry
5 Miscellaneous topics
6 External links

[edit] Administration

Dalarna County was known as Kopparberg County, or Kopparbergs län, until 1997. Kopparberg literally means Copper Mountain.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Dalarna Governors.

[edit] Politics

The County Council of Dalarna or Landstinget Dalarna.

[edit] Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Dalarna

[edit] Heraldry

The Dalarna County inherited its coat of arms from the province of Dalarna. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.