Mora, Sweden Mora, Sweden Mora is a locality and the seat of Mora Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 10,896 inhabitants in 2010. There are signs of human activity in the surroundings of Mora dating from 4000 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 museum "Zorns gammelgård" ("Zorn's old homestead"). Mora parish was established in the 13th century. In late 1520, 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
Stones of Mora Stones of Mora The Stones of Mora () is a historic location in Knivsta where Swedish kings were elected until 1457. The origin of the tradition is unknown. The name "Stones of Mora", "Mora stenar" in Swedish, was originally in singular, "Mora sten" "Stone of Mora", and referred to a "king stone" on which the newly elected king stood after the election. Later monuments in stone around the Stone of Mora, commemorating different elections, changed the name to the plural form. Another name often used referring to the place where the king was elected was "Mora äng", "Meadow of Mora".