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
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".