Orsa Municipality(Orsa kommun) is amunicipalityinDalarna Countyin centralSweden.Its seat is located in the town ofOrsa.
Orsa Municipality
Orsa kommun | |
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 View from the Grönklitt mountain | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates:61°07′N14°37′E/ 61.117°N 14.617°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Seat | Orsa |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,797.39 km2(693.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,730.85 km2(668.28 sq mi) |
| • Water | 66.54 km2(25.69 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 6,908 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2(10.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalarna |
| Municipal code | 2034 |
| Website | orsa.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
Orsa is one of a few municipalities in Sweden which has not been amalgamated, but retains its area from the time it was instituted as a municipal entity in 1863.
Geography
editThe town of Orsa is located on the north-eastern shore of the 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi) largeLake Orsa(Orsasjön). Through a southern water passage it is connected with one of Sweden's largest lakes:Siljan.
By the shores of Orsasjön the Orsa Camping was inaugurated in 1932. With a kilometer long sandy beach, it has received several awards for its quality and beauty, and is by some referred to as theDalarna Riviera.
Nature sights include theGrönklittmountain, that previously housed a notablebearpark andskiinghill. The bear park was an enclosed area where not only bears but alsowolves,lynx,siberian tigersandwolverinesreside, and was the biggest bear park in northern Europe.
Localities
edit- Orsa(seat)
- Skattungbyn
Demographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Orsa Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general electionsourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCBofficial statistics.[3]
In total there were 5,489 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.[3]42.3 % voted for the left coalition and 55.7 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Orsa M | 1,694 | 1,363 | 43.7 | 54.7 | 73 | 77 | 23 | 19,471 | 26 |
| Orsa S | 1,678 | 1,346 | 37.6 | 60.9 | 85 | 94 | 6 | 25,971 | 32 |
| Orsa V | 964 | 777 | 38.0 | 60.7 | 84 | 94 | 6 | 24,635 | 25 |
| Orsa Ö | 1,770 | 1,346 | 47.3 | 50.5 | 78 | 81 | 19 | 22,484 | 27 |
| Skattungbyn-Kallmora | 808 | 657 | 46.9 | 49.0 | 80 | 90 | 10 | 20,600 | 34 |
| Source:SVT[3] | |||||||||
| Year | % | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[4] | 86.2 | 4,407 | 6.2 | 37.3 | 40.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 43.6 | 56.0 | |||
| 1976[5] | 87.6 | 4,744 | 4.5 | 37.8 | 38.3 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 9.7 | 42.4 | 55.6 | |||
| 1979[6] | 85.6 | 4,759 | 5.4 | 40.4 | 29.0 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 15.5 | 45.8 | 51.3 | |||
| 1982[7] | 86.8 | 4,866 | 5.1 | 44.2 | 2.7 | 21.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 19.1 | 49.3 | 45.4 | ||
| 1985[8] | 85.3 | 4,826 | 5.7 | 42.4 | 3.0 | 19.4 | 12.6 | 16.9 | 48.1 | 48.9 | |||
| 1988[9] | 80.1 | 4,473 | 5.7 | 40.9 | 7.8 | 18.5 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 12.3 | 54.4 | 42.1 | ||
| 1991[10] | 83.0 | 4,624 | 5.4 | 35.2 | 4.7 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 14.3 | 10.3 | 40.5 | 43.8 | |
| 1994[11] | 82.4 | 4,520 | 8.7 | 43.9 | 8.6 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 14.6 | 1.5 | 61.2 | 36.7 | |
| 1998[12] | 78.8 | 4,225 | 17.5 | 33.7 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 57.3 | 40.3 | ||
| 2002[13] | 76.3 | 4,015 | 10.2 | 36.9 | 6.0 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 53.1 | 41.3 | |
| 2006[14] | 80.3 | 4,253 | 6.9 | 34.8 | 5.1 | 15.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 21.0 | 3.2 | 46.9 | 46.3 | |
| 2010[15] | 82.5 | 4,424 | 6.2 | 36.1 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 21.3 | 9.0 | 48.9 | 40.7 | |
| 2014[16] | 84.8 | 4,607 | 5.7 | 33.1 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 14.5 | 20.8 | 43.7 | 31.1 | |
| 2018[17] | 86.7 | 4,601 | 8.1 | 27.9 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 11.5 | 26.6 | 49.9 | 47.9 | |
| 2022[18] | 84.7 | 4,598 | 5.3 | 26.8 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 13.4 | 32.9 | 42.3 | 55.7 |
Notable natives
edit- Gustaf de Laval,19th century inventor
- Orsa Spelmän,musicians/fiddlers
- Gunnar Myrdal,economist, politician, and Nobel laureate
- Kalle Moraeus,musician, TV personality
- Melker Jernberg,Melker Jernberg became president of Volvo Construction Equipment and member of the Volvo Group executive board on January 1, 2018
References
edit- ^"Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014"(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.2014-01-01. Archived fromthe original(Microsoft Excel)on 2016-09-27.Retrieved2014-04-18.
- ^"Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023"(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.February 22, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 22,2024.
- ^abc"Valresultat 2022 för Orsa i riksdagsvalet"(in Swedish).SVT.11 September 2022.Retrieved26 December2023.
- ^"Allmänna valen 1973"(PDF)(in Swedish).SCB.
- ^"Allmänna valen 1976"(PDF)(in Swedish).SCB.
- ^"Allmänna valen 1979"(PDF)(in Swedish).SCB.
- ^"Allmänna valen 1982"(PDF)(in Swedish).SCB.
- ^"Allmänna valen 1985"(PDF)(in Swedish).SCB.
- ^"Allmänna valen 1988"(PDF)(in Swedish).SCB.
- ^"Allmänna valen 1991"(PDF)(in Swedish).SCB.
- ^"Allmänna valen 1994"(PDF)(in Swedish).SCB.
- ^"Allmänna valen 1998"(PDF)(in Swedish).SCB.
- ^"Orsa - summering"(in Swedish).Valmyndigheten.
- ^"Orsa - Allmänna val 17 september 2006"(in Swedish).Valmyndigheten.
- ^"Orsa - Röster Val 2010"(in Swedish).Valmyndigheten.
- ^"Orsa - Röster Val 2014"(in Swedish).Valmyndigheten.
- ^"Orsa - Röster Val 2018"(in Swedish).Valmyndigheten.
- ^"Orsa - Röster Val 2022"(in Swedish).Valmyndigheten.
External links
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- Orsa Municipality– Official site
- Walk of OrsaFamous personalities from Orsa (official site)