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Dalecarlia, or Dalarna, is a historical Province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It adjoins Herdalia, Helsingia, Gestricia, Westmannia and Wermelandia. It is also bounded by Norway in the west.

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**Dalarna**

Land	Svealand
County	Dalarna County
Area	29,086 km²
Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin	Harebell Ängsklocka Campanula patula
Provincial animal	Horned owl

Map highlighting the location of Dalecarlia

1 County

For current affairs see: Dalarna County

Dalecarlia has virtually the same boundaries as Dalarna County. The main exception is a smaller part to the north which belongs to Gävleborg County.

Main article: History of Dalecarlia

Main article: Geography of Dalecarlia

Dalecarlia was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. One of the districts was a hundred and the others were court districts.

Avesta ( 1641Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles I's absolutist tendencies. August 10 Charles I of England flees London for the north Rebellion of the Gaelic Irish in Ulster against the English settlers The Dutch found - 1686Events The League of Augsburg is founded. Russia, Saxony, Brandenburg and Bavaria join the Holy League against the Ottoman Turkish Empire. September 2 The forces of the Holy League of 1684 liberate Buda from the Ottoman Turkish rule that leads to the end, renewed 1919Events January January 1 Edsel Ford succeeds his father as head of the Ford Motor Company January 5 Spartacist uprising Socialist demonstrations in Berlin turn into attempted communist revolution with Spartacist League in the forefront January 9 Spartacus)
Borlänge ( 1944Events World War II January January 4 The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munck January 17 British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin;)
Falun ( 1641Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles I's absolutist tendencies. August 10 Charles I of England flees London for the north Rebellion of the Gaelic Irish in Ulster against the English settlers The Dutch found)
Hedemora (approximately 1400)
Ludvika ( 1919)
Säter ( 1642)

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