Årjäng
Located in Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County Coordinates: 59°23′32″ N 12°08′00″ E
- Population
- 3,302
- 3.3K
- Elevation
- 129 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
About Årjäng
Årjäng is a city. Location: Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County. Population: 3,302. Elevation: 129 m.
Årjäng is a locality and the seat of Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 3,228 inhabitants in 2010. It is located around 30 kilometres (19 mi) 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.
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At a glance
- Area
- 4.6 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 2 of 18 places in Årjäng Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: Silbodal, 4 km NE
Airports nearest to Årjäng
- Karlstad Airport (KSD) Karlstad 69 km
- Torsby Airport (TYF) Torsby 98 km
- Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL) Oslo (Gardermoen) 106 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Råtakahöjden Mountain, Säffle Municipality22 km E
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Östra Långön Island, Värmland County16 km W
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Hästön Island, Värmland County18 km W
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Bryntorpsön Island, Värmland County18 km W
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Gummenäsön Island, Västra Götaland County22 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources