Nås is a
locality
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situated in
Vansbro Municipality
Vansbro Municipality () is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vansbro.
During the local government reform of 1971 ''Järna'', ''Nås'' and ''Äppelbo'' were amalgamated to form the new Vansbro ...
,
Dalarna County
Dalarna County () 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 Hedmark and Trøndelag to ...
,
Sweden
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with 417 inhabitants in 2010.
It was the birthplace of
Lewis Larsson
Lewis Larsson (14 March 1881 – 3 August 1958), was born Hol Lars Larsson in Nås, Sweden, and served as the '' de facto'' head of the Photographic Department of the American Colony in Jerusalem, British Mandate Palestine. Larsson was renowne ...
and provided inspiration for Selma Lagerlöf's novel ''
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
''.
References
Populated places in Vansbro Municipality
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