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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Malung
|image_skyline          = Malung centre.jpg
|image_caption          = Central Malung
|pushpin_map            = Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
|pushpin_label_position = 
|subdivision_type       = [[Country]]
|subdivision_name       = [[Sweden]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Malung-Sälen Municipality]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Dalarna County]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Dalarna]]
|area_footnotes         = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=Swedish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archivedate=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=10 January 2012 }}</ref>
|area_total_km2         = 9.39
|population_as_of       = 31 December 2010
|population_footnotes   = <ref name=scb />
|population_total       = 5,126 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
|population_density_km2 = 546
|timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset             = +1
|timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset_DST         = +2
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|41|N|13|44|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|website                = 
}}
'''Malung''' is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Malung-Sälen Municipality]], [[Dalarna County]], [[Sweden]], with 5,126 inhabitants as of 2010.<ref name=scb />

==Overview==
Malung is home to Malungs [[folk high school|Folkhögskola]], two kilometers south of the town centre. Specialized courses include folk music, dance, mountaineering, blacksmithing and health. Malung is also where the first [[DreamHack]]<ref>Dreamhack</ref> event took place.

In the 29th week of every year, Malung is host to [[Svenska dansbandsveckan]], an annual dance festival that regularly brings over 3000 [[Caravan (towed trailer)|caravans]] as well as more than 80 performing bands to the community. Every year around 50,000 tickets are sold.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dansbandsveckan.se/om-dansbandsveckan |title = Om Dansbandsveckan - Dansbandsveckan}}</ref>

==History==
The oldest written source mentioning Malung is the Sverre Saga from the 13th Century. The mill wheel manufacturing in the area is supposed to be centuries older than that.

The history of Malung as a village or settlement precedes local recorded history. It is however mentioned in the 13:th century tale "[[Sverris saga|Sverres saga]]" that the Norwegian king [[Sverre of Norway|Sverre Sigurdsson]] rode through a town named "Molung" while passing through Jarnberaland (swe: järnbäraland, "iron-bearing land", a part of modern day [[Dalarna]]) in the year 1177. The locals were described as friendly and helpful although heathen due to their belief in [[Aesir faith]] or [[Old Norse religion|old Nordic religion]].<ref>"Sverres saga" via heimskringla. http://heimskringla.no/wiki/Sverres_saga Retrieved may 30 2019</ref> This makes Malung the first settlement in [[Dalarna]] to be recorded in text.<ref>[http://malung-salen.se/kulturfritidochturism/kulturochsevardheter/kulturhistoriaochkulturarv.4.73524e2413e64b1dd1113c3.html Bäckström, Peter, "Kulturhistoria och kulturarv", Malung-Sälens kommun]</ref>

In addition to the locality's own history one of several [[millstone]] [[Quarry|quarries]] can be found approximately five kilometers south-east of the [[town centre]]. The quarry is 1700 meters long, 50–170 meters wide and it has been active since the early [[Viking Age]] based on finds [[Radiocarbon dating|dated]] to the later half of the eighth century. Millstones cut in this quarry has been found as far south as [[Lund]] as well as in [[Mälaren Valley|Mälardalen]], most parts of [[Svealand]] and even [[Norway]]. The quarry is a culture reserve as of 2003.<ref>"Kvarnstensbrottet i Östra Utsjö i Malung", Quarnstensgrufvans vänner. [http://quarnstensgrufvansvanner.se/om-quarnstensgrufvans-v-nner.html] Retrieved May 30, 2019</ref>

In more recent history, Malung is known as the [[leather]] capital of Sweden, with its leather industry and several tanneries. Malung also has a proud and old tradition of so-called "skinners" or "skinnare": groups of leather merchants, tailors and tanners who would walk between villages to create and sell pelts, leather jackets and even shoes in exchange for accommodation and a modest pay.

==Climate==
Malung has a relatively moderate [[subarctic climate]] not far below [[humid continental climate|continental]]. In comparison with areas further east in the county like [[Falun]], temperatures are generally chilly. Cold extremes in particular are very cold compared to elsewhere this far south in the country.

{{Weather box
|location = Malung (2002–2018; extremes since 1916)
|collapsed = 
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 8.3
|Feb record high C = 11.1
|Mar record high C = 16.4
|Apr record high C = 24.5
|May record high C = 27.6
|Jun record high C = 31.4
|Jul record high C = 31.4
|Aug record high C = 32.1
|Sep record high C = 27.0
|Oct record high C = 20.3
|Nov record high C = 14.1
|Dec record high C = 10.1
|year record high C = 32.1
|Jan avg record high C = 4.5
|Feb avg record high C = 5.4
|Mar avg record high C = 11.3
|Apr avg record high C = 16.7
|May avg record high C = 23.5
|Jun avg record high C = 25.7
|Jul avg record high C = 27.4
|Aug avg record high C = 25.7
|Sep avg record high C = 20.7
|Oct avg record high C = 14.9
|Nov avg record high C = 9.3
|Dec avg record high C = 5.4
|year avg record high C = 28.6
|Jan high C = -3.1
|Feb high C = -1.4
|Mar high C = 3.4
|Apr high C = 9.4
|May high C = 15.3
|Jun high C = 19.0
|Jul high C = 21.6
|Aug high C = 19.4
|Sep high C = 14.9
|Oct high C = 7.8
|Nov high C = 2.3
|Dec high C = -1.5
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = -6.9
|Feb mean C = -5.7
|Mar mean C = -2.0
|Apr mean C = 3.6
|May mean C = 9.1
|Jun mean C = 12.8
|Jul mean C = 15.6
|Aug mean C = 13.9
|Sep mean C = 9.7
|Oct mean C = 3.8
|Nov mean C = -0.9
|Dec mean C = -5.3
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = -10.7
|Feb low C = -10.0
|Mar low C = -7.4
|Apr low C = -2.2
|May low C = 2.8
|Jun low C = 6.6
|Jul low C = 9.5
|Aug low C = 8.3
|Sep low C = 4.5
|Oct low C = -0.3
|Nov low C = -4.0
|Dec low C = -9.0
|year low C = 
|Jan avg record low C = -25.3
|Feb avg record low C = -24.1
|Mar avg record low C = -20.2
|Apr avg record low C = -9.8
|May avg record low C = -4.4
|Jun avg record low C = 0.2
|Jul avg record low C = 3.3
|Aug avg record low C = 0.9
|Sep avg record low C = -3.6
|Oct avg record low C = -10.2
|Nov avg record low C = -15.8
|Dec avg record low C = -21.7
|year avg record low C = -28.3
|Jan record low C = -39.3
|Feb record low C = -39.4
|Mar record low C = -35.6
|Apr record low C = -27.0
|May record low C = -12.4
|Jun record low C = -5.4
|Jul record low C = -1.7
|Aug record low C = -3.2
|Sep record low C = -10.2
|Oct record low C = -21.7
|Nov record low C = -34.0
|Dec record low C = -38.0
|year record low C = -39.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 61.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 39.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 34.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 38.0
|May precipitation mm = 68.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 78.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 93.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 101.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 56.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 65.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 59.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 51.5
|year precipitation mm = 
|source 1 = SMHI Open Data<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer/#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=103410
| title = SMHI Open Data for Malung
| publisher = [[Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute]]
| language = sv
| access-date = 2019-05-14
| archive-date = 2019-04-11
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190411092753/https://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=103410
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
|source 2 = SMHI climate data 2002–2018<ref>{{cite web
| url= http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240
| title= SMHI climate data 2002–2018
| publisher= SMHI
| date= 14 May 2019
| access-date= 9 March 2016
| archive-date= 2 May 2019
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190502092934/http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240
| url-status= dead
}}</ref>
|date = May 2019}}

==Notable people==
* [[Stina Nilsson]] (*1993), cross-country skier
* Niss Oskar Jonsson (*1909 +2002), businessman and founder of [[Jofa]]
* [[Sven Jerring]] (*1895 +1979), radio presenter, sports journalist and commentator

==See also==
*[[Malung Sälen Party]]
*[[Svenska dansbandsveckan]]

== References ==
{{Commons}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.malung.se/2.171f7ab913d91baa33de.html Malung-Sälen Municipality] {{in lang|sv}}

{{Localities in Malung-Sälen Municipality}}
{{Dalarna County}}

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[[Category:Populated places in Malung-Sälen Municipality]]
[[Category:Municipal seats of Dalarna County]]
[[Category:Swedish municipal seats]]

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