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Åre Municipality

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Country
  
Sweden

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal code
  
2321

ISO 3166 code
  
SE

Seat
  
Järpen

Website
  
www.are.se

Province
  
Jämtland County

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Points of interest
  
Åre ski resort, Åre Björnen, Åreskutan, Trillevallen, Åresjön

Destinations
  
Åre, Duved - Sweden, Storsjön, Edsåsdalen, Järpen

Åre Municipality (Swedish: Åre kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Järpen.

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Map of %C3%85re Municipality, Sweden

The present municipality was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of "old" Åre Municipality with the surrounding municipalities Hallen, Kall, Mörsil and Undersåker. The largest village, Järpen, situated in Undersåker, was chosen as the seat of the new entity.

Localities

There are six localities (or urban areas) in Åre Municipality:

The municipal seat in bold

Notable People

  • Henrik Lundqvist- goalie for the New York Rangers (NHL), former goalie for the Frolunda Indians (SHL), gold medalist in the Winter Olympics in 2006. Born in Åre, though he moved to båstad, to support his sister's tennis career. He is twins with Joel Lundqvist.
  • Joel Lundqvist- center for the Frolunda Indians (SHL), former center for the Dallas Stars (NHL), 2 time world champion. Born in Åre, though he moved to båstad, to support his sister's tennis career. He is twins with Henrik Lundqvist.

    • References

    Åre Municipality Wikipedia
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