Orsa, Sweden

Orsa
Orsa Church
Orsa is located in Dalarna
Orsa
Orsa
Orsa is located in Sweden
Orsa
Orsa
Coordinates: 61°07′N 14°37′E / 61.117°N 14.617°E / 61.117; 14.617
Country Sweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityOrsa Municipality
Area
 • Total
12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
5,308
 • Density422/km2 (1,090/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Orsa (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈʊ̂ʂːa])[2] is a locality and the seat of Orsa Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,308 inhabitants (2010).[1] It is located in the northern part of lake Siljan, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) north of the town Mora. Inlandsbanan and European route E45 run through the town and the railroad Bollnäs-Orsa connects.

  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. 19.