Älvdalen

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Älvdalen


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Älvdalen Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Dalarna County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Dalarna
established_title3 =
established_date3 =
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 2.99
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1,812
population_density_km2 = 607
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=61 |latm=14 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=14 |longm=02 |longs= |longEW=E
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Älvdalen is a town (pop. 1,800) in Dalarna, Sweden and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County.

The town is widely known for being the place of manufacturing, in 1839, 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).

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