Alsen (Jämtland)

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Alsen is a parish in the northern Swedish community Krokom . The parish Alsen belongs to the diocese of Härnösand and is located about 50 kilometers northwest of the Jämtland capital Östersund .

history

The Church of Als

Alsen is located on Alsensjön in the western part of the historical province of Jämtland and today's province of Jämtland County .

In Glösa there are rock carvings up to 6000 years old. Alsen belonged to Norway from 1178 to 1536 and from 1537 to 1645 together with Norway to Denmark . In 1645 Alsen came to Sweden through the Peace of Brömsebro .

Until 1974 Alsen was a separate municipality.

Economy and Infrastructure

Alsen has long been shaped by a traditional farming culture. There are smaller industries, especially in Trångsviken on Storsjön . Trangia AB is a Swedish company that has been making alcohol stoves since 1925 . His head office is in Trångsviken.

Alsen is on European route 14 from Sundsvall to Trondheim .

places

literature

  • Alsen - en sockenbok. Alsen, 1982.
  • Alsen - Näskott. Sevärt i Krokoms kommun 1. Nälden, 1986.

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