Våmhus

Våmhus is a locality situated in Mora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 857 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated by the Orsa Lake's northwest beach.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Våmhus
Settlement.image_skyline: Våmhus kyrka.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Våmhus Church in December 2011
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Mora Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dalarna County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Dalarna
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.74
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 857
Settlement.population_density_km2: 491
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name: Våmhus
Population: 808
Area: 234
Image: Våmhus kyrka.jpg

Show 1 more fact

Commons category: Våmhus

Sources (1)

wikidata.org

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

2 sections

Contents

Notable residents
References

Våmhus is a locality situated in Mora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 857 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated by the Orsa Lake's northwest beach.

Våmhus has a characteristic local dialect, Våmhusmål, distinct from other Dalecarlian dialects. Due to the relatively isolated location of Våmhus the Våmhusmål is still in use to some extent among the local population, although like all Swedish dialects it is in a general decline. The area is also known for its handicraft tradition, including basketry and "hair jewelry"(jewelry made of human hair).