Högvålen
Högvålen is a village near Tännäs in the Härjedalen province of Sweden. At above sea level, it is Sweden's highest continuously inhabited place. There have been at most around 100 inhabitants, but now only a few people live there. Högvålen is surrounded by mountains and big mires. According to Swedish statistics, it is not officially a village/locality (requires at least 200 people) nor a minor village/locality (requires at least 50 people). It is the site of Högvålen Chapel (''Högvålens kapell''). The wooden chapel was inaugurated on 8 September 1960. It is associated with the parish of Tännäs-Ljusnedal in the Diocese of Härnösand. References External links Populated places in Härjedalen Municipality Härjedalen {{Jämtland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Härjedalen
Härjedalen () is a historical province (''landskap'') in the centre of Sweden. It borders the Norwegian county of Trøndelag, as well as the provinces of Dalarna, Hälsingland, Medelpad and Jämtland. The province originally belonged to Norway, but was ceded to Sweden in the Second Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645. The province forms the bulk of Härjedalen Municipality of which the village of Sveg is the seat. Etymology The name ''Härjedalen'', from Old West Norse , literally means the "Valley of the Härje river". A Latinized transliteration is Herdalia although that name is today hardly encountered in the English today. More prominent are derivations such as ''Herjedalen'' or ''Haerjedalen''. The more prosaic explanation of the name is that the word ''her'' or ''har'' means only "mound of stones" and refers to stones in the river . History Härjedalen and Jämtland were provinces of Denmark-Norway until the mid-17th century. After the Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645, H� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tännäs
Tännäs () is a village and parish in Härjedalen, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... In 2015, it had a population of 140. Tännäs Church (''Tännäs kyrka'') was built between 1840 and 1851, underwent renovation in 1855 and was inaugurated on October 10, 1858. The drawings were made by architect Johan Adolf Hawerman (1812–1885) and construction was led by builder Johan Nordell. In 1984, a thorough renovation was carried out wherein the original colors were produced. These had been painted over 1958. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Tannas Populated places in Härjedalen Municipality Härjedalen Diocese of Härnösand ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diocese Of Härnösand
The Diocese of Härnösand () is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand. History The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese of Luleå was formed, breaking away from the diocese of Härnösand. Between 1994-2004, several churches of the diocese experienced a series of thefts. Parishes The diocese is divided into 10 deaneries with 113 parishes, these among others: * Anundsjö *Åre *Härnösand * Offerdal *Örnsköldsvik *Östersund * Sidensjö *Sollefteå * Tännäs * Torsåker * Ytterlännäs Bishops *Petri Erici Steuchius (1647-1683) *Mathias Steuchius (1683-1694) * Julius Micrander (1695-1702) *Georgius Nicolai Wallin (1703–1723) *Petrus Jonæ Asp (1723–1726) *Nicolaus Sternell (1728–1744) *Olof Kiörning (1746–1778) *Eric Hesselgren (1779–1803) *Carl Gustaf Nordin (1805–1812) *Erik Abraham Almquist (1814–1830) *Frans Michael Franzén Frans Michael Franzén (9 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Populated Places In Härjedalen Municipality
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the area ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |