Ljungdalen

	Ljungdalen
	Ljungdalen
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Jämtland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Harjedalen
Municipality :	mountain
Coordinates :	62 ° 51 ' N , 12 ° 47' E Coordinates: 62 ° 51 ' N , 12 ° 47' E
SCB code :	S8221
Status:	Småort
Residents :	133 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	1.82 km²
Population density :	73 inhabitants / km²
Height :	600 m above sea level

Ljungdalen is a village ( småort ) with about 130 permanent residents in the Swedish municipality of Berg in the province of Jämtlands län . The area belongs to the north-western part of the historical province (landskap) Härjedalen , near its border with Jämtland . The place is located in the Scandinavian Mountains near the highest point in Sweden south of the Arctic Circle, 1797 meters above sea level. high Helags in Helagsfjäll , on the Ljungan river , which gives it its name ( Ljungdalen means something like "Ljungan valley"; the derivation of Swedish ljung for ' heather ' is probably a folk etymological interpretation ).

Ljungdalen can be reached via the Flatruetvägen from Funäsdalen . At 974.82 m, the road is Sweden's highest pass road. There is also a connection to the European route 45 in Åsarna , which guarantees a supply even on a snowy pass.

In addition to traditional agriculture and forestry , tourism in Ljungdalen is very important. In winter the place is mainly used as a ski area, there are among other things a chair lift with three slopes, cross- country trails and marked snowmobile and cross-country trails . In summer Ljungdalen is mainly used as an entry point for hiking tours into Helagsfjäll.

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Panorama of Ljungdalen from the north-west. On the left the mountain range Dunsjöfjället, in the background the lake Storsjön through which the Ljungan flows, behind it on the horizon Särvfjället some 40 kilometers away

Web links

Commons : Ljungdalen - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)

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↑ Gröna kartan, 182B Storsjö - topographic map

[scb_aktuell-1] Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)