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
Furulundsparken
Alafors is located in Västra Götaland
Alafors
Alafors
Location in Sweden
Alafors is located in Sweden
Alafors
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]

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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