Årjängstravet is a horse racing track for
harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australi ...
, located in
Årjäng
Årjäng is a locality and the seat of Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 3,228 inhabitants in 2010. It is located around from the Norway-Sweden border and on the road between Karlstad and Oslo. In 1540 Årjäng was spelled ''Arg ...
, Värmland County, Sweden. Årjängstravet is known as "the most beautiful harness racing course in Sweden". Årjängstravet arranges about 20 horse racing events in a year.
History
The course was built in 1936. Eight men transformed a mire to a fully usable kilometer harness racing course using shovels, wheelbarrows and 3-5 North Swedish horses; they completed the building of the track in ten weeks. The men behind the work were: Ossian Jonasson, Gunnar Jonasson, Reidar Jonasson, Cato Kristiansson, Ragnar Alfredsson, Sven Alfredsson, Tyko Kylén and Georg Nilsson.
The premier use of the racetrack was on 30 September, in the same year.
Major events
Årjäng Big Sprinter Race.
References
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Harness racing venues in Sweden
Buildings and structures in Värmland County
1936 establishments in Sweden
Sports venues completed in 1936