Oldfjällen
| Oldfjällen | ||
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 The Upper Oldsjön Lake with the Oldfjällen mountains |
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| Highest peak | Makkene ( 1266 m above sea level ) | |
| location | Jämtlands län ( Sweden ) | |
| part of | Scandinavian mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 42 ' N , 13 ° 38' E | |
Oldfjällen ( The Olden Mountains ) is a Swedish mountain range on the border between Norway and Sweden . It is part of the Scandinavian Mountains ( Fjäll ). The mountains are located in northern Offerdal in the municipality of Krokom in the province of Jämtland County .
The highest mountain in Oldfjällen is Makkene ( 1266 m above sea level ), close to the Norwegian border. Other mountains are Oldklumpen ( 879 m ), Lappluvan ( South Sami : Goeptelssjienie , 1058 m ), Himmelsraften ( South Sami : Skaeddrie , 1211 m ) and Stuore-Tjåure ( 1229 m ).
In the inhabited parts of the Oldfjällen mountains there since the early Middle Ages a Sami population, especially in the villages Jänsmässholmen , Olden and Frankrike .
Web links
literature
- Offerdals Hembygdsförening: En bok om Offerdal , 1. – 3. Part.
- Lofterud, Curt: Offerdal - Sevärt i Krokoms kommun, del 7 .
