County of Dalecarlia (Sweden)

Dalarnas län

Last modified: 2004-09-24 by phil nelson
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by Mello Luchtenberg
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted on 15 May 1936.

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• Dalecarlia (Dalarna)
• Regional flags (Sweden)
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This county has approximately the same borders as the province with the same name, and has also the same arms and flag as the Province of Dalecarlia (Dalarna). The flag is a banner of the arms.

The county used to be called County of Kopparberg, but was renamed in the 1990's.
Elias Granqvist 29 September 2000

Official blazon in Swedish: "I blått fält två korslagda dalpilar av guld med silverspetsar och mellan dessa en öppen krona av först nämnda metall."

Blazoned in English: "Azure, two Dalecarlian Arrows Or in saltire point upwards pointed Argent and in chief a Crown of the second."
English blazon by Zeljko Heimer, 07 October 2000

The following communes are in this county (lan). The codes following the name are assigned by Sweden for statistical purposes.

• Älvdalen (2039)
• Avesta (2084)
• Borlänge (2081)
• Falun (2080)
• Gagnef (2026)
• Hedemora (2083)
• Leksand (2029)
• Ludvika (2085)
• Malung (2023)
• Mora (2062)
• Orsa (2034)
• Rättvik (2031)
• Säter (2082)
• Smedjebacken (2061)
• Vansbro (2021)