Runn
Encyclopedia
Runn, is a lake in Dalarna
in central Sweden
,
between the cities of Falun
and Borlänge
.
Runn has many islands and is popular for recreational boating
in the summer.
In winter, Runn is popular for Tour skating
and over 30 km
of skating trails are plowed on the ice.
Every February, 'Runn Winter Week' is held with many ice skating
activities, including marathon Speed skating
competitions.
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....
in central 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....
,
between the cities of Falun
Falun
Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...
and Borlänge
Borlänge
Borlänge is a locality and the seat of Borlänge Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 49200 inhabitants in 2011.- History :Originally Borlänge was the name of a tiny village, and the first historical information about it is from 1390. The village was insignificant up until about 1870...
.
Runn has many islands and is popular for recreational boating
in the summer.
In winter, Runn is popular for Tour skating
Tour skating
Tour skating is a sport and recreational form oflong distance ice skating on natural ice.The Nordic style of tour skating is popular in the Nordic countries,especially Sweden, but increasingly in...
and over 30 km
of skating trails are plowed on the ice.
Every February, 'Runn Winter Week' is held with many ice skating
activities, including marathon Speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
competitions.