Västmanlands-Dala nation, often referred to only as V-Dala, is one of the 13 Student nations at Uppsala University

Uppsala University

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 in Sweden

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. The nation, intended for students from the provinces of Dalarna

Dalarna

', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States....

 and Västmanland

Västmanland

' is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.- Administration :...

, was founded in 1639. The first Inspektor

Inspektor

Inspektor, Swedish for Inspector, is the largely honorary chairmanship of a student nations in Lund and Uppsala universities in Sweden. The Inspector has a supervisory role his/her nation and presides over most important functions. It is a quite prestigious role to be invited to undertake as it...

 of the nation was Olof Rudbeck d.ä. appointed in 1663.

Architecture

The house of Västmanlands-Dala nation is one of three buildings, in Sweden, drawn by the world-famous Finnish architect

Architect

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 Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...

. The house was built in 1965, and was paid for by fund-raising in Dalarna

Dalarna

', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States....

 and Västmanland

Västmanland

' is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.- Administration :...

.

Inspektor Inspektor Inspektor, Swedish for Inspector, is the largely honorary chairmanship of a student nations in Lund and Uppsala universities in Sweden. The Inspector has a supervisory role his/her nation and presides over most important functions. It is a quite prestigious role to be invited to undertake as it... s of Västmanlands-Dala nation at Uppsala university Uppsala University Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...

Olof Rudbeck d.ä. 1663-1696 Jesper Svedberg 1696-1703 Johan Palmroot 1703-1727 Erik Alstrin 1727-1732 Anders Grönwall 1732-1747 Lars Dahlman 1748-1764 Carl Fredrik Georgii 1764-1781 Fredrik Mallet 1781-1794 Daniel Boëthius 1795-1810 Benjamin Höijer 1810-1812 Lars Georg Rabenius 1812-1838 Christian Erik Fahlcrantz 1838-1849 Johan Henrik Schröder 1850-1857 Carl Edward Zedritz 1857-1859 Carl Wilhelm Böttiger 1859-1866 Wilhelm Erik Svedelius 1866-1882 Edward Clason 1882-1897 Oscar Josef Alin 1897-1900 Simon Johannes Boëthius 1901-1915 Sam Wide 1915-1918 Erik Stave 1918-1922 Östen Bergstrand Östen Bergstrand Carl Östen Emanuel Bergstrand was a Swedish astronomer.He was Professor of Astronomy at Uppsala University from 1909 until 1938. His early work was focused on astrometrics, particularly in the examination of photographic plates to measure stellar parallax...  1922-1931 Henrik Samuel Nyberg Henrik Samuel Nyberg Henrik Samuel Nyberg was a Swedish scholar of broad interest and a well known expert of Iranology and Arab studies.-Life:Nyber was born in Söderbärke in Southern Dalecarlia on the 28th of December 1889. When he was 19, he entered Uppsala to undertake university coures. There he studied from...  1931-1956 Gunnar Tideström 1956-1966 Harald Riesenfeld 1966-1981 Mats Olsmats 1981-2006 Anne-Liis von Knorring 2006-