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'''Åre''' ({{IPA-sv|ˈôːrɛ}}) is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and one of the leading [[Scandinavia]]n [[ski resort]]s situated in [[Åre Municipality]], [[Jämtland County]], [[Sweden]] with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018.<ref name=scb /> It is, however, not the seat of the [[municipality]], which is [[Järpen]]. 25% of the
== History ==
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== Geography ==
Åre is situated in Åredalen (Åre Valley), approximately {{convert|400|m}} [[AMSL]] at the coastline of [[Åresjön]] lake. Through Åre goes the [[European route E14]] and the [[Mittbanan]] railway, connecting the larger towns [[Östersund]] and [[Trondheim]].
===Climate===
Åre has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfc]]).
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|Jan high C = -2.7
|Feb high C = -2.4
|Mar high C = 1.3
|Apr high C = 6.3
|May high C = 11.7
|Jun high C = 16.2
|Jul high C = 19.3
|Aug high C = 17.8
|Sep high C = 12.9
|Oct high C = 5.9
|Nov high C = 0.6
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|Feb mean C= -5.9
|Mar mean C= -3.2
|Apr mean C= 1.5
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|Jun mean C= 11.0
|Jul mean C= 14.1
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|Sep mean C= 8.6
|Oct mean C= 2.7
|Nov mean C= -2.0
|Dec mean C= -4.7
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|Jan low C = -9.3
|Feb low C = -9.2
|Mar low C = -6.7
|Apr low C = -2.3
|May low C = 2.2
|Jun low C = 6.8
|Jul low C = 9.5
|Aug low C = 8.6
|Sep low C = 5.0
|Oct low C = 0.1
|Nov low C = -4.8
|Dec low C = -8.2
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|date=August 2023
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== Tourism ==
Tourism in Åre started as King [[Oscar II]] in 1882 supervised construction of the Östersund–Trondheim railway. With this new railway, many people came to Åre to breathe the fresh air and to walk to the top of [[Åreskutan]]. They were soon known as "air-guests" (Sw. ''luftgäster'').<ref>http://pressrum.skistar.com/templates/LongPage.aspx?id=34 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref>
There was no hotel, but in 1888 Albin Wettergren opened a restaurant by the railway station. In 1891, Åre Tourist Station opened and even more guests were attracted to the village.
A lady from [[Östersund]] saw this increasing tourism as a great opportunity to open a hotel and did so in 1895. It was called "Hotell Åreskutan". Albin Wettergren opened a hotel ("Grand Hotell") as well. These were only a few of all the hotels that were going to be founded in Åre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diplomathotel.com/sv/Are/Hotel-Diplomat-Aregarden/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002045736/http://www.diplomathotel.com/sv/Are/Hotel-Diplomat-Aregarden/ |archive-date=2008-10-02 |title=Hotel Diplomat Åregården & Lägenheter - Diplomat}}</ref>
In 1910, the funicular [[Åre Bergbana]] was built and was the third one in Sweden after [[Skansens Bergbana]] in [[Stockholm]] (1898) and the one in [[Kiruna]] (1907).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fjallgarden.se/resvagar/bergbanan.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208011540/http://fjallgarden.se/resvagar/bergbanan.asp |archive-date=2006-12-08 |title=Untitled Document}}</ref> This was a more convenient way for the air-guests to reach the top of Åreskutan.
In 2008, the hotel ''[[Copperhill Mountain Lodge]]'' opened on the top of the Förberget hill. Designed by American architect [[Peter Bohlin]], it is the only mountain hotel in Scandinavia referred to as a "Design Hotel".{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
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== Winter events ==
{{Main|Åre ski resort}}
Taking advantage of the [[Åreskutan]] [[fell]], Åre Ski Area has become the major center for [[alpine skiing]] in Sweden, sporting more than 30 modern ski-lifts. It hosted the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|Alpine World Championships]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954|1954]], [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007|2007]] and [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019|2019]], and
===2021 Special Olympics World Winter Games===
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* [[Joel Lundqvist]] – [[Frölunda HC]] captain and checking forward, two-time world champion, former [[Dallas Stars|Dallas Star]] and twin brother of Henrik Lundqvist
* [[Jon Olsson]] - Professional [[freestyle skier]], X-Games Champion and social media influencer
* [[Henrik Windstedt]] – winner of the 2008 ''[[Freeriding (winter sport)|Freeride]] World Tour''
* [[Lars-Börje Eriksson]] – Olympic alpine skiing bronze medalist
* [[Henrik Harlaut]] – Professional freestyle skier
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There are numerous graded [[downhill cycling]] trails. The Åre Bikepark is open from 1 May until 15 October and is the host for the Mayhem Festival.
During summer Åre can also sport [[hiking]], [[paragliding]], [[kayaking]], and a [[golf course]] about 15 minutes from the village. In July every year there is a [[Multi-sport event|multisport]] competition in Åre – ''Åre Extreme Challenge''. It counts as the Scandinavian championship in multisport.{{
== "One of the world's ten best ski-resorts" ==
In 2008 Åre was appointed as one of the ten best ski-resorts in the world at the list from the magazine ''[[Condé Nast Traveller]]''<ref>
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