Orsa (municipality)

Orsa municipality
coat of arms	Location in Dalarna County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Dalarna County
Historical Province (landskap):	Dalarna
Main place:	Orsa
SCB code:	2034
Residents :	6911 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	1,797.4 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	3.8 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.orsa.se
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61.1219 14.6197Coordinates: 61 ° 7 ′ N , 14 ° 37 ′ E Orsa is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Dalarnas län and the historical province of Dalarna . The main town of the municipality is Orsa .

geography

The community is rich in natural forests that begin just north of the main town. The 53 km² lake Orsasjön , which is connected to Lake Siljan in the south, is also characteristic . At Orsasjön there is a campsite with a kilometer-long sandy beach that has received multiple awards for its quality and beauty. That is why the area was given the nickname "Dalarna's Riviera".

history

In the 17th century, many immigrants from Finland came to the area called Orsa finnmark , which is only sparsely populated today.

Attractions

View from the Bear Park Grönklitt

Storstupet

The biggest tourist magnet in the municipality is the town and mountain Grönklitt with a bear park and a winter sports facility with numerous downhill slopes. The bear park is a fenced area in which, in addition to various bears, other predators such as wolves , lynxes , wolverines , tigers and leopards are housed. Some of these animals are also native to the surrounding forests. The most famous "resident" is Wilbär, the young male polar bear born in Stuttgart's Wilhelma district, who was relocated to Polar World on May 15, 2009 .

Storstupet and Helvetesfallet ( Hellfall ) are two waterfalls in the course of the Ämån , about 20 kilometers from the main town Orsa . Both were adapted for rafting by blasting or building work . Storstupet is known for an impressive bridge over the Ämån on the inland railway .

The grindstone museum ( Slipstenmuseet ) is located at the entrance to the former mining area near Kallmora. The quarrying of sandstone for use as a grindstone was an important economic basis for the farmers in the region for many centuries. A small hiking trail, the museum and a photo exhibition at a restored quarry ( Lindågruvan ) give an impression of the earlier work.

The local history museum ( Hembygdsgård ) is an open-air museum in which various historical buildings from the area of Orsa municipality have been rebuilt. The site is accessible at all times. The historical workshops (dye works, forge, weaving mill) are opened and used on different days of the year. One of the largest midsummer celebrations in the region takes place here every year.