Torvalla

Torvalla
District in Östersund

Heliga Ljusets kyrka (The Holy Light Church) and the small Centrum plaza.
Coordinates: 63°09′N 14°45′E / 63.15°N 14.75°E / 63.15; 14.75Coordinates: 63°09′N 14°45′E / 63.15°N 14.75°E / 63.15; 14.75
Country  Sweden
Municipality Östersund
Established 1980s
Population (2005)
 • Total 6,489

Torvalla is a city district (Swedish: stadsdel) in southern Östersund, about six kilometres from the city core. The district has a population of around 8000. Torvalla is divided into 3 smaller areas: Fjällmon or Nedre Torvalla (Lower Torvalla), Skogsmon or Övre Torvalla (Upper Torvalla) and Ängsmon or Bortre Torvalla (Farther Torvalla). There is also an industrial area on the other side of the highway (E14) called Verksmon. just south of Fjällmon lies Torvalla by (Torvalla village) which also counts to the district. Torvalla is a relatively young district that began to develop under the Million Programme, however, there were inhabitants in the area before it became a district of Östersund. There are currently four schools in Torvalla:

In Torvalla Centrum there is a food store (Coop), hairdresser, ATM, pizzeria, clothing store, church and a Thai kiosk. There are also two churches in the district, Heliga Ljusets Kyrka (The Holy Light Church) and Ängsmokyrkan in Skogsmon and Ängsmon respectively. Östersund city buses number 4, 6 and 14 all go to Torvalla.

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