Mora, Sweden
Mora | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 792 80 |
Area code | (+46) 25 |
Website | www |
Mora is a
History
There are signs of human activity in the surroundings of Mora dating from 4000 BC. The earliest found buildings in Mora are from the 7th century. Some of the buildings can today be found in Mora's open-air museum Zorns gammelgård ("Zorn's old homestead").
Mora parish was established in the 13th century.[citation needed]
In late 1520, Gustav Vasa stopped in Mora, in order to organize a rebellion against the Danish troops which occupied Sweden. The citizens of Mora first declined to help Gustav Vasa, but later changed their minds and sought Gustav Vasa when he was about to cross the Norwegian border. According to the legend two men from Mora (Lars Jakobsson and Engelbrekt Jonsson) caught up with Gustav Vasa in Sälen and told him his people would now fight with him. The rebellion managed to overthrow the Danish government in Sweden and Gustav Vasa was installed as king of Sweden.
In the 17th century, it was the location of the famous Mora witch trial.
During the 18th century the area around Mora was struck by famine, and many citizens abandoned their homes. Most went to
Geography
Mora is located between the northern shore of lake
The northern part of the municipality marks the beginning of the
Climate
Mora has a cool and maritime version of the
Climate data for Mora (2002–2020 averages); extremes since 1941; snow depth from Orsa | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
5.2 (41.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.6 (33.0) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −22.9 (−9.2) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −39.7 (−39.5) |
−40.5 (−40.9) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−40.5 (−40.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.0 (1.42) |
25.6 (1.01) |
26.2 (1.03) |
26.2 (1.03) |
57.7 (2.27) |
78.5 (3.09) |
84.3 (3.32) |
80.0 (3.15) |
45.0 (1.77) |
57.5 (2.26) |
44.2 (1.74) |
34.9 (1.37) |
596.1 (23.46) |
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 34 (13) |
41 (16) |
41 (16) |
21 (8.3) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4 (1.6) |
10 (3.9) |
21 (8.3) |
48 (19) |
Source 1: SMHI Open Data[3] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: SMHI climate data 2002–2020[4] |
Culture
Midsummer
As the rest of the municipalities around Lake Siljan, also in Mora, the summer solstice celebration of Midsummer plays an important role in the cultural life. People dress up in traditional folk costumes, raise maypoles, play traditional music and dance around the maypole.
Anders Zorn
The house where Swedish painter Anders Zorn lived in, together with his wife Emma, is located next to the Mora Church and is open to the public. A museum containing many of his works of art has been built next door. Right outside of Mora, in the Utmeland village, is the house Zorn was born in.
Statues
A statue of King
Local Music
Mora is home to many members of Swedish folk band Francis. Mora is also where singer-songwriter Winona Oak grew up.
Mora clock
Gustavian Mora clock are a type of longcase clock which were made in the town of Mora. Production began in the late 18th century and continued through most of the 19th finally succumbing to the increased competition from newer styles and cheaper mass production methods. Mora Fontaineece's namesake comes from the beautifully manufactured Mora clocks.
Sports
Ice hockey
Mora IK plays in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second-highest Swedish ice hockey league.
Skiing
Mora is also known as the finish of the annual Vasaloppet, a 90 kilometre cross-country skiing event held in the honour of Gustav Vasa. The competition is visited by more than 48,000 annual participants in all the skiing events throughout the Vasaloppet week in the beginning of March.
Golf
Mora has an 18-hole golf course located at sandängarna in Mora and an 18 hole, Jeremy Turner designed tournament length course on Sollerön. http://www.solgolf.se/
Cycling
The "Cykelvasan" is a summer version of the Vasaloppet with its start and finish in Mora. During June we also have the famous "Siljanrunt" road races, attracting top European cyclists over three stages 70, 120 and 160 km with all races commencing and finishing on Sollerön.
Football
Tournaments
Mora played host to
Economy
The town of Mora is well known for its craft products. A famous Swedish souvenir,
The high quality yet inexpensive Mora knives are made in Mora.
Steel production company Ovako has a production site in Mora.[5]
Mora is the terminus of the Mora-Uppsala Railway, also known as Dala Line.
Notable people
- Christina Garsten (born 1962), social anthropologist
- Jon Olsson (born 1982), professional freeskier and alpine ski racer
Notes
Mora as a
In the comic series Stand Still, Stay Silent by Minna Sundberg, Mora is featured as the "capital of Scandinavia".
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Temperature and Wind - January 2020" (PDF). SMHI. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "SMHI öppna data för Mora A" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
- ^ "SMHI Monthly & Yearly Statistics 2002–2020" (in Swedish). SMHI. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Mora - Ovako". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-25.