Borlänge

Borlänge is the largest town in the Swedish province of Dalarna County and Dalarna. The main town of the homonymous municipality is drained by the river Dalalven.

The city is an important industrial center and railway hub with one of four Swedish marshalling yards. Major employers are SSAB (metal industry) and Stora Enso Kvarnsveden Mill ( paper industry), and the main offices of the Swedish transport infrastructure authority Trafikverket ( a merger of the former road infrastructure authority Vägverkets and rail network authority Banverket in April 2010 ) and the Railway Department of Transport Inspectorate Transportstyrelsen (formerly Järnvägsstyrelsen ) are in the city ​​settled. Borlänge, together with the location of the Falun Dalarna University. South of the town is the regional airport Dala Airport.

History

Is first mentioned in 1390 as Borlængio Borlänge. The name probably refers to non- navigable rapids in Dalälv, you had to overcome over the land, and means " the long distance carrier [ for boats and cargo ] ."

Borlänge long remained an insignificant village within the municipality of Stora Tuna, which was the political and religious center of Dalarna in the Middle Ages. In the meantime, here should be established a bishopric, which explains the oversize of the Church of Stora Tuna. Only in the second half of the 19th century used the economic development of Borlänge: 1875 it was connected with the railway line Falun - Borlänge Ludvika to the Swedish railway network and in 1877 took over the steel plant Domnarvets Jernverk to operate on. This triggered a strong population growth, and Borlänge could be solved in 1891 from the parish of Stora Tuna, as it thus partially received city rights and the status of Municipalsamhälle. 1898, the place was named Köpings. In 1944, the city of Borlänge Borlänge founded by merging with the equally strong grown by industrialization neighboring towns Domnarvet and then Kvarnsveden with about 18,000 inhabitants. In 1971, the municipality Stora Tuna, once emerged from the Borlänge, amalgamated into the city, and so founded the town Borlänge. Borlänge but still belongs to the parish of Stora Tuna.

Economy

Borlänge was shaped over a long period of strong heavy industry, but since the 80s, the service sector has been strengthened in the context of the decline of this industry expanded. Several authorities were settled in the city, among other things, the railway and the road authority. Last was set to modern technology, research and education with the construction of Framtidsdalen ( Zukunftstal ) a new focus. Among other things, Dalarna University and several companies of the communication and transport sector are located in this new district. With the large dome-shaped shopping center Kupolen Borlänge presents itself today as the largest shopping city of Dalarna.

Sports

The Borlänger football team IK Brage was represented for a long time in the Allsvenskan and the Swedish second division. The home games are played in the stadium Domnarvsvallen. The women's team of handball club Borlänge HK was three times Swedish champion.

Culture

Borlänge is home to several internationally known bands such as Mando Diao and Sugarplum Fairy. 1999-2012 was a year instead of the great music and cultural festival Peace & Love in Borlänge, which belonged now with 25,000 visitors to the biggest festivals in Sweden.

Attractions

• In the future museum's history and future prospects of mankind are represented in an active way, where the visitors are many experiments. Also located in the building is one of Sweden's 14 planetariums.
• The Geological museum shows mainly minerals and are also opportunities for gold panning.
• Jussi Björling The museum shows the life and work of the famous opera singer Borlänger.
• The Museum of the road authority, pylons, shows equipment for road construction and road maintenance.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Peter Arnesson, ski orienteer
• Astral Doors, Hard Rock Band
• Jussi Björling, Opera Singer
• Marcus Hamath, Pool player
• Anders Eliasson, composer
• Henrik Forsberg, cross-country skiers and biathletes
• Mando Diao, Rock Band
• Erik Sigerud, artists
• Tom Storm, Pool player
• Sugarplum Fairy, Rock Band
• Miss Li, singer and pianist