Orsa
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| Coordinates: 61°07′N 14°37′E / 61.117°N 14.617°E / 61.117; 14.617 | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Province | Dalarna |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Municipality | Orsa Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi) |
| Population
(31 December 2010)[1]
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| • Total | 5,308 |
| • Density | 422/km2 (1,090/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Orsa (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈʊ̂ʂːa])[2] is a locality and the seat of Orsa Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,308 inhabitants (2010).[1] It is located in the northern part of lake Siljan, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) north of the town Mora. Inlandsbanan and European route E45 run through the town and the railroad Bollnäs-Orsa connects.
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The southern parts of Orsa are characterized by the Siljan Ring, the ring of lakes and rivers in northern Dalarna formed by the big meteorite strike 365 million years ago. In central Orsa, at the outflow of river Oreälven a sand bank has been built up, in these days enjoyed by thousands of visitors and the inhabitants of Orsa. The big forests start just north of the town of Orsa, with the sparsely populated Orsa finnmark, to which many Finns emigrated during the 17th century.
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About 500 people speak the Orsamål dialect, an Old Scandinavian language, which is a variant of Dalecarlian, also called Old Swedish in Minnesota, USA.
| 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] | |||||||||||||
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