Bjursås

Bjursås (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbjʉ̂ːʂɔs]) is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,839 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Bjursås
Bjursås Church as from Dössberget in Bjursås
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Coordinates: 60°44′N 15°26′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Dalarna
County	Dalarna County
Municipality	Falun Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	1,839
• Density	566/km2 (1,470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate	Dfc

Tourists, many of whom come from Stockholm, visit its ski resort every winter. A large part of the population commute to Falun or work within the local forest industry. Bjursås is nicknamed "The Switzerland of Dalarna", because of its broken ground. "Bjur" in the name is an old Norse word for beaver. A literal translation of the name to English means "Beaver Ridge".