- Rättvik Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Rättviks kommun
county=Dalarna County
province=Dalarna
capital=Rättvik
arearank=43rd
area=2,149.09
arealand=1,932.02
populationrank=200th
population=10,884
densityrank=254th
populationdensity=5.6
website= [http://www.rattvik.se/in_english.asp http://www.rattvik.se/]
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006Rättvik Municipality ("Rättviks kommun") is a municipality in
Dalarna County in centralSweden . Its seat is located in the town ofRättvik .In
1963 the municipality was reunited with "Boda", which had been detached from it in1875 , and in1974 "Ore" was added, thus forming the present municipality.Geography
Rättvik municipality is situated in the middle of
Sweden in the province ofDalarna , in between the three Swedish citiesBorlänge ,Falun and Mora.It is located in a traditional forest and agriculture environment, which is how most of Sweden looked in the 19th century and earlier. Nowadays, its culture also attracts a significant number of tourists.
The area near Rättvik municipality has the highest population of
Brown Bear s in Sweden.Culture
Rättvik is a worldwide-known small town because of its old tradition of folkmusic and the beauty of the surroundings close to
Lake Siljan . Many tourists who are visiting Sweden go to Rättvik to experience a traditional Swedish andScandinavia n way of living. In the little village ofNusnäs , the originalDalecarlia Horses or "Dalahästar" – a handsculpted wooden horse colored orange red and painted with a special pattern – are still being crafted and sold.old church located by the water, where it is surrounded by old "church stables" where the church visitors used to leave their horses.
Every year the
folk music festival "Music at Siljan" is held in Rättvik, by the shores of Siljan.The annual summer opera festival, the
Dalhalla Opera , takes place 7km north of the town in an open-air theatre located in a former limestone quarry.Resources
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Nationalencyklopedin External links
* [http://www.rattvik.se/in_english.asp Rättvik Municipality] – Official site
* [http://www.nohemslojd.se/index_en.lasso Dalecarlia Horses] - The Original
* [http://www.dalhalla.se/ Dalhalla Opera] - Official site
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