Dala-Järna
Järna (also Dala-Järna to distinguish it from Järna in Södertälje Municipality) is a locality situated in Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,413 inhabitants in 2010.
The last traditional player of the Swedish bagpipes, Gudmunds Nils Larsson (died 1949), was from Järna.
Notable people
- Mikael Strandberg (born 1962), explorer, filmmaker and writer
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Dala Järna:
- Dala-Järna IK
- Dala-Järna Windsurfing Klubb
References
- ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Dalarnas fornminnes- och hembygdsförbund (2006). Dalarnas hembygdsbok. Dalarnas fornminnes- och hembygdsförbund. p. 178. Retrieved 14 August 2012.