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 km (19 mi) north of Gothenburg. Among the churches of Älvängen are the Älvängen Church and the Starrkärr Church 4 km (2.5 mi).[2]
Älvängen | |
|---|---|
  Älvängen  Älvängen | |
| Coordinates: 57°57′N 12°07′E / 57.950°N 12.117°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västergötland |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Ale Municipality |
| Area | |
| • 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 | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Älvängen was the hometown of the painter and writer Ivar Arosenius. The football player Pontus Dahlberg was born and raised in Älvängen.
The P A Carlmarks rope factory was located to Älvängen. As of 2015[update], 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.
Notable people
edit- Martin "Rekkles" Larsson, professional League of Legends player for T1 (esports) Academy
- Pontus Dahlberg, football player for IFK Göteborg.
References
edit- ^ 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 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Lindblad, Carl Severin (1983). Lödöse stad samt Ale och Flundre härader : historiska minnen och nuvarande förhållanden [Lödöse town with Ale and Flundre hundreds : historical memories and present day facts]. Vänersborg: Stift. Älvsborgs länsmuseum.
External links
edit
 | This article about a location in Västra Götaland County, Sweden is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |