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Åre Municipality

municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden

Key facts

Country: Sweden
County: Jämtland County
Seat: Järpen
Total: 8,236.54 km (3,180.15 sq mi)
Land: 7,199.45 km (2,779.72 sq mi)
Water: 1,037.09 km (400.42 sq mi)
Density: 1.753/km (4.540/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: SE
Province: Jämtland
Website: www.are.se

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Åre Municipality (Swedish: Åre kommun, Southern Sami: Ååren tjïelte) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Järpen.

The present municipality was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of "old" Åre Municipality with the surrounding municipalities Hallen, Kall, Mörsil and Undersåker. The largest village, Järpen, situated in Undersåker, was chosen as the seat of the new entity.