Järpen

	Järpen
	Järpen
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Jämtland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Jämtland
Municipality :	Are
Coordinates :	63 ° 21 ' N , 13 ° 28' E Coordinates: 63 ° 21 ' N , 13 ° 28' E
SCB code :	7884
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	1539 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	2.34 km²
Population density :	658 inhabitants / km²
	List of perpetrators in Jämtland County

Järpen is a place in the historic Swedish province of Jämtland and today's province of Jämtland County .

The place is about 70 kilometers northwest of Östersund and is the capital of the municipality of Åre .

At Järpen the Järpströmmen , the outflow of the Kallsjön, flows into the Indalsälven .

Infrastructure

In the south of Järpen, the European route 14 runs from Trondheim to Östersund. Järpen has a train station on Mittbanan , from which there are regular connections to Östersund, Trondheim, Stockholm and southern Sweden. The only grammar school in the municipality of Åre is located in Järpen . Attached to the grammar school is a ski school , whose most famous graduates include André Myhrer , Ylva Nowén and Fredrik Nyberg .

Järpe skans is located 1.2 kilometers northwest of the center. It was built between 1677 and 1700, making it the oldest building in Järpen.

Lundhags , the manufacturer of outdoor equipment, is based in Järpen .