Mora, Sweden sporting event is 1984 World's Strongest Man. The town of Mora is well known for its craft products. A famous Swedish souvenir, "dalahäst", a wooden horse, is produced in the village Nusnäs just outside Mora. The high quality yet inexpensive Mora knives are made in Mora. Steel production company Ovako has a production site in Mora. Mora as a "municipality" never received the title of a city ("stad") before the local government reform of 1971, but as the population exceeds 10,000 the "locality" is today counted as a city by Statistics Sweden. Mora, Sweden Mora is a locality and the
Siege of Mora western border with Nigeria, was guarded by a company of "Schutztruppen" (protection troops) under the command of Captain Ernst von Raben. Initially the garrison consisted of 14 European and 125 African soldiers, most of whom were tough, well-trained Askaris. Von Raben managed to recruit 65 more men before the Allied siege began. On 13 August, the German commander relocated the garrison from the fort on the plain to positions partway up Mora mountain. This gave them a commanding view over the surrounding area and easy access to water. Mora mountain, which would become a fortress during the siege, was approximately