- Åre
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Åre
image_caption =
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 =Åre Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Jämtland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 =Jämtland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 1.57
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1,260
population_density_km2 = 802
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=63 |latm=24 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=13 |longm=05 |longs= |longEW=E
website =Åre (pronounced "ore-eh") is a skiing resort (pop. 1,300) in
Åre Municipality ,Jämtland County ,Sweden . It is not the seat of the municipality, which isJärpen .Close to Mt.
Åreskutan , it is a major centre foralpine skiing in Sweden (Åre (ski area) ). 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the skiing resorts in "Åre" and "Storlien". It hosted the Alpine World Championships in1954 and2007 , and the annualJon Olsson Invitational freeskiing competition, ending in 2007. In1999 Åre was also the host for the UCI Mountainbike World Championships and is still the largest Mountainbike resort in Sweden.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, the2014 Winter Olympics .It is the birthplace of
New York Rangers goaltenderHenrik Lundqvist and twinDallas Stars checking forwardJoel Lundqvist .There are numerous biking trails down the mountain. The Åre Bikepark is open from
1 May until15 October and is the host for Nordic Championships 2007 and The Mayhem FestivalReferences
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