Människorov i mora

Place in Dalarna, Sweden

Mora is a locality and the seat of Mora Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 10, inhabitants in ^[1]

History

There are signs of human activity in the surroundings of Mora dating from BC. The earliest found buildings in Mora are from the 7th century. Some of the buildings can today be found in Mora's open-air museumZorns gammelgård ("Zorn's old homestead").

Mora parish was established in the 13th century.^{[citation needed]}

In late , Gustav Vasa stopped in Mora, in order to organize a rebellion against the Danish troops which occupied Sweden. The citizens of Mora first declined to help Gustav Vasa, but later changed their minds and sought Gustav Vasa when he was about to cross the Norwegian border. According to the legend two men from Mora (Lars Jakobsson and Engelbrekt Jonsson) caught up with Gustav Vasa in Sälen and told him his people would now fight with him. The rebellion managed to overthrow the Danish government in Sweden and Gustav Vasa was installed as king of Sweden.

In the 17th century, it was the location of the famous Mora witch trial.

During the 18th century the area around

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