Älvängen
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| Älvängen | |
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 Älvängen
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| Coordinates: 57°57′N 12°07′E / 57.95°N 12.117°ECoordinates: 57°57′N 12°07′E / 57.95°N 12.117°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västergötland |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Ale Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,196 |
| • Density | 1,417/km2 (3,670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Älvängen (earlier Elfängen) is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,196 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is located some 30 kilometers to the north of Gothenburg. Älvängen is also called Ale City.
Älvängen was the hometown of the painter and writer Ivar Arosenius.
The P A Carlmarks rope factory was located to Älvängen. Today, there is a museum in the old factory locals that shows the rope productions in the early beginning of the 20th century. The museum also produced the rope for the East Indiaman Götheborg.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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