Älgarås

Älgarås is a locality situated in , , with 417 inhabitants in 2010. The battle of Älgarås, between the House of Sverker and House of Erik took place here in 1205, securing the crown for Sverker II of Sweden for some more years, until the battle of Lena in 1208.
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Photo: Lihagen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 373 residents
  • Description: urban area in Töreboda Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “AElgaras”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Älgarås Church and Lomhöljerna.

Church
Photo: Lihagen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake
Photo: Nasko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lake, which is situated 3 km east of Älgarås.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hova.

Town
Photo: Raphael Saulus, Public domain.
is a locality and one of the two seats of , , , the other is . It had 1,288 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 5 km north of Älgarås.

Älgarås

Latitude
58.81351° or 58° 48′ 49″ north
Longitude
14.25211° or 14° 15′ 8″ east
Population
373
Elevation
124 metres (407 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SE LGR
Open location code
9FCPR772+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 281394049
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2726919
Wiki­data ID
Q2360433
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Älgarås” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Älgarås”
  • Chinese: “Älgarås”
  • Danish: “Älgarås”
  • Dutch: “Älgarås”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجاراس”
  • Finnish: “Älgarås”
  • French: “Älgarås”
  • German: “Älgarås”
  • Irish: “Älgarås”
  • Italian: “Älgarås”
  • Ladin: “Älgarås”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Älgarås”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Älgarås”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Älgarås”
  • Norwegian: “Älgarås”
  • Polish: “Älgarås”
  • Russian: “Эльгарос”
  • Spanish: “Älgarås”
  • Swedish: “Älgarås”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bålerudsgården and Älgarås Hembygdsförening.

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