Alafors

Alafors is a town and the seat of the municipality of Ale Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Today it is considered part of Nödinge-Nol, a northeastern neighborhood. It is located off the E45, about 30 km north of Gothenburg and approximately 1 km from the east bank of the Göta River.

Alafors
Town
Furulundsparken
Alafors
Location in Sweden
Alafors
Alafors (Sweden)
Coordinates: 57°55′30″N 12°5′13″E
Country Sweden
ProvinceVästergötland
CountyVästra Götaland County
MunicipalityAle Municipality
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,520
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

In 1970 the town grew up with the railroad town Nol and 1990 with Nödinge, which today form an urban area, Nödinge-Nol. Alafors contains the Ale municipal building, whose facade has enamel artwork by Endre Nemes. There is a high school, park, Ahlafors IF football club which play at Furulundsparken,[1] and a ski slope. A former spinning mill was located here which ceased operations in 1966. Swedish death metal group Eructation was formed in Alafors in 1988.[2]

Notable people

  • Erik Arvidsson - chess player[3]
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References

  1. "Fotbollsskola Sjövallen" (in Swedish). Laget.se. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. Ekeroth, Daniel (29 July 2008). Swedish Death Metal. Bazillion Points Books. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-9796163-1-0. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. Knudsen, John C. (1 February 2003). Chess Without Borders: The Life and Games of Iccf Im Sture Nyman. iUniverse. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-595-27021-7. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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