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- Leksand parish is in the old province of Dalarna. The county was formerly known as Kopparberg County. Today it is Dalarna County. The County Code is (W).
- Djura parish had its own chapel from 1640 and was a daughter parish in Leksand pastorate.
- Siljansnäs parish was split off as a daughter parish in 1875.
- Leksand pastorate is part of Leksand municipality since the reform in 1971.
- There is a page for Leksand Municipality in English Wikipedia. As usual there is a lot more information in Swedish Wikipedia.
Parishes surrounding Leksand-Siljansnäs
- Sollerön
- Mora
- Rättvik - About Rättvik with Boda and Bingsjö-Dådran
- Bjursås - About Bjursås
- Ål - About Ål
- Gagnef - About Gagnef
- Floda - About Floda
- Järna - About Järna
Maps
- Leksand Google map - more likely to have street view for main roads
- Leksand Eniro map - more likely to have many of the old village names
- Presentday Leksand at SCB
As can be seen from the following maps the borders of these parishes are complicated.
- Presentday Djura at SCB
- Presentday Siljansnäs at SCB
- Historical maps for Leksand at Lantmäteriet - one of many possible searches.
- Kopparberg County Parishes overview map at FamilySearch.
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