Borlänge is a Municipality in Dalarna County, in central Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 586.4 km². Of the total population of 47206, 23675 are male, and 23531 are female. The population density of the community is 81 inhabitants per km². Borlänge suffers from a relatively high crime rate. The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Dalarna County, or Dalarnas län is a County or län in middle Sweden. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city of Borlänge received its privileges in 1944 after several smaller towns merged. Today a population of 40,880 (1996) makes Borlänge the largest city in Dalecarlia, even larger than its northern historic neighbour Falun located a couple of kilometres away. Together the two cities form a region with close to 100,000 inhabitants. Dalecarlia, or Dalarna, is a historical Province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. ... Falun is a Municipality in Dalarna County, in central Sweden. ...

Borlänge has always been an industrial town surrounding the iron mill of Domnarvet and the paper mill of Kvarnsveden. The city has two state authorities: the department of rails (Banverket) and the department of roads (Vägverket). Suitable for a city which structure is severely divided by rails and roads, without any real city centre.

The city has a previously successful football team, although currently in a free fall through the series. IK Brage, named after the Norse god of poetry, has a history of 18 seasons in the Swedish Premier Division (Allsvenskan). Brage play in green and white and host their home games at Domnarvsvallen Stadium in Borlänge with a capacity of 14,000 seated. Allsvenskan is the highest football league in Sweden, made up of 14 teams. ... Brage can refer to: The Norwegian name for norse god Bragi Brage, an annual Norwegian literary award. ...

Notable natives

• Jussi Björling, tenor

See also: University College of Dalarna Jussi Björling The Swedish tenor Jussi Björling  listen, (5 February 1911–9 September 1960) was one of most highly regarded opera singers of the 20th century. ... The University College of Dalarna or Högskolan Dalarna is a university college located in Falun and Borlänge, in Dalarna County, Sweden. ...

External links

• Borlänge (http://www.borlange.se/) - Official site