Älvdalen

Älvdalen ( or ; literally "the river valley" or "the church village" respectively) is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,810 inhabitants in 2010.

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Settlement.official_name: Älvdalen
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Älvdalen Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dalarna County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dalarna
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3.02
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010

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Älvdalen ( or ; literally "the river valley" or "the church village" respectively) is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,810 inhabitants in 2010.

The parish is widely known for being the place of manufacturing, in 1839, of the 4-meter granite vase (called Älvdalen Vase), installed in the Summer Garden in Saint Petersburg (a gift from Charles XIV John of Sweden to Nicholas I of Russia).