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Step inside a real Stabbur, explore our full-scale replica Stave Church, from Gol, Norway, and walk around the 25 foot tall Swedish Dala Horse, to name a few of our most popular attractions! Become a Member or honor your ancestors with a memorial .
A large 30 feet tall Dala (dawla) horse, which is the most recognized Swedish symbol in the world, was dedicated by the Swedish Heritage Association on October 10, 2000. These brightly colored horses have been carved in various sizes by Swedish craftsmen and take their name from the province of Dalarna where is has been a popular form of ...
The Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot, ND, features a large Swedish Dala horse. It also has a grass-roofed Stabbur, an Olympic monument with an eternal flame (which was out when I was there), a small Danish windmill, and bronze statues of Leif Erickson and other famous Scandinavians that I had never heard of.
- 1020 South Broadway, Minot, ND
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The world's largest Dalecarlian horse painting, painted by Shai Dahan in New York City 2019. A Dalecarlian horse or Dala horse ( / ˌdɑːləˈkɑːrliən /; [1] Swedish: Dalahäst) is a traditional carved, painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia).
A full-scale replica of the Gol Stave Church, a full-scale replica of a Norwegian stabbur (storehouse) a log house built in Norway in the 1770s, a fully-functional Finnish sauna, an original windmill built by a Danish immigrant, and a 27-foot tall Swedish Dala horse are found on a 14-acre park.
- 1020 S Broadway, Minot, 58701, ND
- (701) 852-9161
Dala Horse - 30 feet tall replica of brightly colored horses from the province of Dalarna, Sweden. Danish Windmill - working windmill on rock and concrete base built locally in 1928. Finnish Sauna - authentic free standing sauna built in traditional Finnish style. Flag Display - flags of the five Nordic countries, Canada and the United States.
In the park, the large Dala represents Swedish immigrant ancestors, who often would sit and whittle these small horses that their children would play with back in the 19th and 20th centuries. Standing at 27 feet tall, it is one of the largest Dala Horses in the world.
