Alsen is a parish (so called ''socken'') and former municipality (pop. 1,274) in

Krokom Municipality Krokom Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Krokom. The present municipality was formed in 1974, when the former municipalities of Alsen, Föllinge, Offerdal and Rödön were amal ...

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in the middle of

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. The seat of the former municipality Alsen, Hov, is situated 50 kilometres northwest of

Östersund Östersund (; ) is an Urban areas in Sweden, urban area (Stad (Sweden), city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-larg ...

, the capital of Jämtland.

History

Jämtland has over 20 000 documented ancient monuments. Petroglyphs in Glösa in the centre of Alsen were made approximately 6 000 years ago. Alsen and other parts of Jämtland were Christianized in the middle of the 11th century. From 1178 to 1645 Alsen was a part of

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. In 1645

received Alsen as a part of the Treaty of Brömsebro. Alsen is a genuine agricultural area with a long history. In today’s Alsen,

farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

is less important, but is still an important part of the local culture. There are small industries in Trångsviken on the lake

Storsjön Storsjön (, ) is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, with an area of and a greatest depth of . It is the largest lake in central Sweden, located in the province of Jämtland in modern Jämtland County. From Storsjön runs the river Indalsälven ...

, for example Trangia AB which produces

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-burning

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s. Alsen is situated on the

European route E14 European route E14 is a part of the International E-road network. It runs between Trondheim, Norway, and Sundsvall, Sweden. The road is long. The road follows the route Trondheim - Storlien – Östersund – Sundsvall. Just east of Trondheim, ...

from

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

Sundsvall Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. Old town i ...

Localities

* Alsen (Hov) * Bleckåsen * Glösa * Kluk * Kougsta * Trångsviken * Valne * Vången

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Alsen: * Alsens IF

References

* Alsen - en sockenbok. Alsen, 1982. * Alsen - Näskott. Sevärt i Krokoms kommun 1. Nälden, 1986.

External links

Homepage of Alsen (in Swedish)
{{authority control Populated places in Krokom Municipality Jämtland 1645 establishments in Sweden Former Norwegian populated places