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| Älvdalen | |
  Älvdalen
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Sweden |
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| Municipality | Älvdalen Municipality |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Province | Dalarna |
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| - Total | 2.99 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)1 | |
| - Total | 1,812 |
| - Density | 607/km2 (1,572.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Älvdalen is a town (pop. 1,800) in Dalarna, Sweden and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County.
The town is widely known for being the place of manufacturing, in 1839, the 4-meter granite vase (called Älvdalen Vase), installed in the Summer Garden in Saint Petersburg (a gift from Charles XIV John of Sweden to Nicholas I of Russia).
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- ^ a b "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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