Orsa Municipality

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Orsa Municipality
Orsa kommun
Municipality
View from the Grönklitt mountain
View from the Grönklitt mountain
Coat of arms of Orsa Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 61°07′N 14°37′E / 61.117°N 14.617°E / 61.117; 14.617
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatOrsa
Area
[1]
 • Total1,797.39 km2 (693.98 sq mi)
 • Land1,730.85 km2 (668.28 sq mi)
 • Water66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total6,918
 • Density3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2034
Websitewww.orsa.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Orsa Municipality (Orsa kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Orsa.

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

The town of Orsa is located on the north-eastern shore of the 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi) large Lake 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 the Dalarna Riviera.

Nature sights include the Grönklitt mountain, that previously housed a notable bear park and skiing hill. The bear park was an enclosed area where not only bears but also wolves, lynx, siberian tigers and wolverines reside, and was the biggest bear park in northern Europe.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Orsa Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official 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.

Riksdag elections

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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Orsa i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  5. ^ "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  6. ^ "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  7. ^ "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  8. ^ "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  9. ^ "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  10. ^ "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  11. ^ "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  12. ^ "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  13. ^ "Orsa - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  14. ^ "Orsa - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. ^ "Orsa - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. ^ "Orsa - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  17. ^ "Orsa - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  18. ^ "Orsa - Röster Val 2022" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.

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