Torsång

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Torsång
Torsång, Dalarna.jpg
Torsång is located in Dalarna
Torsång
Torsång
Coordinates: 60°28′N 15°34′E / 60.467°N 15.567°E / 60.467; 15.567Coordinates: 60°28′N 15°34′E / 60.467°N 15.567°E / 60.467; 15.567
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityBorlänge Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total666
 • Density616/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Torsång (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtɔ̂ʂːɔŋ])[2] is a locality situated in Borlänge Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 666 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is situated on lakes Runnsjön and Osjön and the river Dalälven, which are connected with the canal Lillälven.

Torsång Court District, or Torsångs tingslag, was a district of Dalarna in Sweden. The court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of the rural areas in Dalarna, except for one district that was a hundred (härad). The entire province had once been a single hundred, called Dala hundare.

History[]

Swedish (then future) king Gustav I (Gustav Vasa) passed through in the year 1520, while a fugitive from Danish mercenaries. A memorial stone was erected to mark this important event in Swedish history. It can still be seen in Torsång's open-air museum.

Café Torsång on the banks of river Dalälven

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 25.


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