Älvdalen
Älvdalen
Coordinates: 61°14-N 14°02-E- / -61.233, 14.033
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Älvdalen Municipality
County	Dalarna County
Province	Dalarna
Area [1]
- Total	2.99 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	1,812
- Density	607/km2 (1,572.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

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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Coordinates: 61°14-N 14°02-E- / -61.233, 14.033

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