Älvängen

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Älvängen
Älvängen
Coordinates: 57°57′N 12°07′E / 57.950°N 12.117°E / 57.950; 12.117Coordinates: 57°57′N 12°07′E / 57.950°N 12.117°E / 57.950; 12.117
Country Sweden
Province Västergötland
County Västra Götaland County
Municipality Ale Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 4,196
  Density 1,417/km2 (3,670/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Älvängen (earlier Elfängen) is a locality situated in Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,196 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is located some 30 kilometers to the north of Gothenburg. Älvängen is also called Ale City.

Älvängen was the hometown of the painter and writer Ivar Arosenius.

The P A Carlmarks rope factory was located to Älvängen. Today, there is a museum in the old factory locals that shows the rope productions in the early beginning of the 20th century. The museum also produced the rope for the East Indiaman Götheborg.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 

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