Alafors

Alafors is a town and the seat of the municipality of Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Today it is considered part of Nödinge-Nol, a northeastern neighborhood. It is located off the E45, about 30 km north of Gothenburg and approximately 1 km from the east bank of the Göta River.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Alafors
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Furulundsparken.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Furulundsparken
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västergötland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ale Municipality
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010
Settlement.population_total: 1520
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1139
Elevation: 13
Image: Alafors, Gamla skolan.jpg
Dialing code: 0303

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postal code: 449 XX
Commons category: Alafors
P8168: Viña del Mar
post town: Alafors

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In 1970 the town grew up with the railroad town Nol and 1990 with Nödinge, which today form an urban area, Nödinge-Nol. Alafors contains the Ale municipal building, whose facade has enamel artwork by Endre Nemes. There is a high school, park, Ahlafors IF football club which play at Furulundsparken, and a ski slope. A former spinning mill was located here which ceased operations in 1966. Swedish death metal group Eructation was formed in Alafors in 1988.