Årjäng (municipality)

Årjäng municipality
coat of arms Location in Värmland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Värmland County
Historical provinces (landskap):	Dalsland Varmland
Main place:	Årjäng
SCB code:	1765
Residents :	10,070 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	1653 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	6.1 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.arjang.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 59 ° 24 '  N , 12 ° 8'  E

Töckfors in Årjäng kommun

Årjäng is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Värmlands län . The larger, western part of the municipality is in the historical province of Värmland whereas the smaller eastern part is in the historical province of Dalsland . The main town of the municipality is Årjäng .

geography

The municipality is on the border with Norway . The landscape is characterized by many small and large lakes. Largest lakes are:

• Foxen
• Lelång
• Järnsjön
• Stora Le
• Nedre Blomsjön
• Ö Silene
• Västra Silenus
• East
• Övre Gla

The Dalsland Canal also runs through some of these lakes.

traffic

The European route E18 from Stockholm to Oslo, as well as route 172 (Bengtsfors-Årjäng-Arvika) runs through the municipality of Årjäng. A railway line used to run from Årjäng to Bengtsfors, which is now closed and is used as a trolley line.

Bigger places

• Årjäng
• Bergerud
• Lennartsfors
• Töcksfors
• Östervallskog
• Karlanda
• Sillerud
• Holmedal

Web links

Commons : Årjäng Municipality  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (Swedish)
• Internet presence of the operator of the draisine route

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)