Västermyckeläng
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Västermyckeläng is a locality situated in Älvdalen Municipality
, Dalarna County
, Sweden
with 303 inhabitants in 2005.
The name comes from that the village and its meadow
s (äng) is located on the west (väster) side of Myckeln. Myckeln was the local name of Österdal River
, it is now the lake that is the reservoir for the dam in Väsa
. Locally the village is called Västäng.
Älvdalen Municipality
Älvdalen Municipality is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Älvdalen....
, Dalarna County
Dalarna County
Dalarna County is a county or län in middle Sweden. It borders the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the west...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 303 inhabitants in 2005.
The name comes from that the village and its meadow
Meadow
A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by grass and other non-woody plants . The term is from Old English mædwe. In agriculture a meadow is grassland which is not grazed by domestic livestock but rather allowed to grow unchecked in order to make hay...
s (äng) is located on the west (väster) side of Myckeln. Myckeln was the local name of Österdal River
Österdal River
Österdalälven is a 300 km long river in Sweden that flows southeast through Dalarna. Its sources are Storån, Grövlan and Sörälven and the end point is Djurås, in the municipality of Gagnef, where it connects with Västerdalälven to form Dalälven. Österdalälven flows through the Trängslet dam...
, it is now the lake that is the reservoir for the dam in Väsa
Väsa
Väsa is a small village, about 5 km south from the Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna, Sweden. Wäsabergen is a ski slope to the south of Väsa....
. Locally the village is called Västäng.