Våmhus

Våmhus is a locality situated in Mora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 857 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It is situated by the Orsa Lake's northwest beach.

Våmhus
Våmhus Church in December 2011
Våmhus Show map of Dalarna Våmhus Show map of Sweden
Coordinates: 61°07′01″N 14°28′13″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Dalarna
County	Dalarna County
Municipality	Mora Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	857
• Density	491/km2 (1,270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Våmhus has a characteristic local dialect, Våmhusmål, distinct from other Dalecarlian dialects. Due to the relatively isolated location of Våmhus the Våmhusmål is still in use to some extent among the local population, although like all Swedish dialects it is in a general decline.^[2] The area is also known for its handicraft tradition, including basketry and "hair jewelry"(jewelry made of human hair).

The present urban area answers to an older parish by the same name, which covered 14 small villages:

• Kumbelnäs
• Vidbäcken
• Västra Storbyn
• Brändhol
• Myran
• Östra Storbyn
• Limbäck
• Moren
• Sivarsbacken
• Höjen
• Björkvassla
• Bäck
• Indor
• Heden

Notable residents

Eric Wickman, born Martis Jerk, founder of Greyhound Lines

References

1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. "Språkforskare: Våmhusmålet har hamnat i skymundan". Dalarnas Tidningar. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.