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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Åre Municipality |
| County | Jämtland County |
| Province | Jämtland |
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| - Total | 1. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Åre Municipality ( Åre kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland County in the middle of Sweden. The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Jämtland County ( Jämtlands län) is a county or Län in the middle of Sweden. The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions or Jamtland (ˈjamtˌlanː in Jamtish) is a historical province or Landskap in the center of Sweden in Northern Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 57 km² (0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 1,260 |
| - Density | 802/km² (2,077. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Åre (pronounced ore-eh) is a skiing resort (pop. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time 1,300) in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden. Åre Municipality ( Åre kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland County in the middle of Sweden. Jämtland County ( Jämtlands län) is a county or Län in the middle of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It is not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. Järpen is a village and the seat of Åre Municipality, in Jämtland County, Sweden.
Close to Mt. Åreskutan, it is a major centre for alpine skiing in Sweden (Åre (ski area)). Åreskutan (1420 meters / 4656 feet at Åre in Jämtland in central Sweden is one of the more well-known mountains in Sweden Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Åre is a Ski area located in Åre Municipality, Jämtland, Sweden just outside and above the village of Åre, approximately 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the skiing resorts in Åre and Storlien. It hosted the Alpine World Championships in 1954 and 2007, and the annual Jon Olsson Invitational freeskiing competition, ending in 2007. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Competions He holds ten Winter X-Games medals For the last three years he has run his own competition the Jon Olsson Invitational' 'held in Åre, Sweden In 1999 Åre was also the host for the UCI Mountainbike World Championships and is still the largest Mountainbike resort in Sweden. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Åre would also have been the secondary site for the alpine events of Östersund in its bid for the organization of the XXII Olympic Winter Games, the 2014 Winter Olympics. Östersund (ˈœstəˌʂɵnː Jamtish pronunciation " Åstersånn " is an urban area ( city) in Jämtland
It is the birthplace of New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and twin Dallas Stars checking forward Joel Lundqvist. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. Henrik Lundqvist ['hɛnrɪk 'lɵndkvɪst] (born March 2, 1982) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey Goaltender for The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. Joel Lundqvist (born, in Åre, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player with the Dallas Stars of the National
There are numerous biking trails down the mountain. The Åre Bikepark is open from 1 May until 15 October and is the host for Nordic Championships 2007 and The Mayhem Festival
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