Älvängen

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 km (19 mi) north of Gothenburg. Among the churches of Älvängen are the Älvängen Church and the Starrkärr Church 4 km (2.5 mi).[2]

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

The P A Carlmarks rope factory was located to Älvängen. As of 2015, 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.

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