Särna (
Elfdalian
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: ''Sjär’n'') is a
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
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situated in
Älvdalen Municipality,
Dalarna County
Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or ''län'' in central Sweden ( Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of He ...
,
Sweden
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with 719 inhabitants in 2010.
History
The two parishes ''Särna'' and ''Idre'' were originally part of
Norway
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but were occupied by an expedition of Swedish peasants from
Älvdalen in 1644. The 1645
Treaty of Brömsebro was ambiguous regarding the status of the parishes, but when the exact path of the border was to be decided in 1751 Norway accepted a border west of Idre and Särna.
In 1971 the three municipalities ''Särna'', ''Idre'' (which itself had been split off from Särna in 1916) and ''Älvdalen'' were amalgamated to form the present municipality of Älvdalen.
Riksdag
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elections
Climate
Särna has a continentally-influenced
subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, g ...
with mild summers and cold winters. The cold extremes in winter are associated with the high altitude and being the Scandinavian spot farthest from the sea. This in turn also contributes to high
diurnal temperature variation and significant frost has been recorded in all months of the year.
References
External links
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Populated places in Dalarna County
Populated places in Älvdalen Municipality
Former Norwegian populated places