Vansbro, Dalarna County, Dalarna Province, Sweden
🇸🇪 Vansbro is a locality in Dalarna and the seat of Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden.
The town is situated by the end of the Vanån, or Van River, the main tributary of the Västerdal River.
History The first time Vansbro was mentioned in writing was by Carl von Linné during early 18th century. The place have also been mentioned in different texts from the same era under the name - Wahnbro or Wansbro. The name is believed to stem from a bridge built across the Vanå river.
The railway between Kristinehamn and Mora was inaugurated in 1890 and the Vansbro railway station was constructed.
Economy: Industry Vansbro's early industrial history was closely connected to timber and logging. The first sawmill in the area, Danielssågen, began operating soon after the railway was built. More sawmills were built in the following years: Dalasågen (the largest sawmill in Sweden at the time) in 1892, and Brosågen in 1893.
Events Vansbro is known for the annual Vansbrosimningen ("The Vansbro Swim"). Inaugurated in 1950, the competitors swim 2,000 meters in Vanån and 1,000 meters in the Västerdal River.
Europe/Stockholm/Dalarna_County
Vansbro has a population of over 7,000 people. Vansbro also forms part of the wider Dalarna County which has a population of over 285,724 people. Vansbro is situated near Falun.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Vansbro has links with:
🇫🇮 Kalajoki, Finland 🇨🇿 Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic🇨🇦 Whitehorse 60.721
🇷🇺 Nizhnevartovsk 60.966
🇩🇪 Oder-Spree 14.219
🇦🇹 Klagenfurt 14.308
Locations Near: Vansbro 14.2167,60.5167
🇸🇪 Karlstad 13.5,59.367 d: 134
🇸🇪 Falun 15.629,60.604 d: 77.8
🇸🇪 Örebro 15.222,59.279 d: 148.6
🇸🇪 Västerås 16.551,59.617 d: 163.7
🇸🇪 Linköping 15.624,58.414 d: 247
🇸🇪 Eskilstuna 16.514,59.371 d: 180.5
🇸🇪 Östersund 14.633,63.167 d: 295.5
🇸🇪 Jönköping 14.159,57.782 d: 304.1
🇸🇪 Norrköping 16.188,58.587 d: 241.6
Antipodal to: Vansbro -165.783,-60.517
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15574.2
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15064
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14858.3
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14801.4
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11040.6
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 10942.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 10927.7
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 10923.9