Årjäng
Sign in to saveÅrjäng is a locality and the seat of Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 3,228 inhabitants in 2010. It is located around from the Norway-Sweden border and on the road between Karlstad and Oslo. In 1540 Årjäng was spelled Argenge. This word has an Old Swedish genitive case of å, meaning river, which refers to the Silbodal river. The morpheme genge refers to a crossing over the river.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Årjäng
- Settlement.image_shield
- Årjäng vapen.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Troll-arjang.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Årjängstrollet statue in Årjäng
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- Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Årjäng Municipality
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- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Värmland County
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Värmland
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 4.10
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 31 December 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 3,228
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 787
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
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- History
- Antiquity
- Medieval
- Climate
- Tourist attractions
- Famous people from Årjäng
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- Churches
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Årjäng is a locality and the seat of Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 3,228 inhabitants in 2010. It is located around from the Norway-Sweden border and on the road between Karlstad and Oslo. In 1540 Årjäng was spelled Argenge. This word has an Old Swedish genitive case of å, meaning river, which refers to the Silbodal river. The morpheme genge refers to a crossing over the river.
==History== ===Antiquity=== Ancient findings show that Årjäng Municipality has been inhabited for a very long time. Ceramics, burnt animal bones and flint objects have been found nearby, dating back to 3500-3000 B.C.
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