Alingsas Attractions
Post code: S-441..
Telephone code: 0322
Alingsås, the Swedish "potato town" (Potato Festival, annually in June), lies on the north side of Lake Mjörn. The town received its municipal charter in 1619. An industrial center (weaving, etc.) and the seat of law courts, it acquired a considerable reputation when Jonas Alströmer and Christoffer Polhem established a textile mill in the town.
Alingsås has preserved its small-town charm. It is famed for its attractive timber houses and its numerous inviting cafes (29 as of 2008) and cake-shops. In the market square can be seen a bust of Jonas Alströmer (1685-1761). Here too are the old Arsenal (1631), now a museum, and the Storken craft center, with a potter's workshop, a weaving room, a carpenter's shop, a knitwear workshop and a cafe. In the park of Nolhaga Castle Alstrømer grew potatoes and tobacco for the first time in Sweden.
Telephone code: 0322
Alingsås, the Swedish "potato town" (Potato Festival, annually in June), lies on the north side of Lake Mjörn. The town received its municipal charter in 1619. An industrial center (weaving, etc.) and the seat of law courts, it acquired a considerable reputation when Jonas Alströmer and Christoffer Polhem established a textile mill in the town.
Alingsås has preserved its small-town charm. It is famed for its attractive timber houses and its numerous inviting cafes (29 as of 2008) and cake-shops. In the market square can be seen a bust of Jonas Alströmer (1685-1761). Here too are the old Arsenal (1631), now a museum, and the Storken craft center, with a potter's workshop, a weaving room, a carpenter's shop, a knitwear workshop and a cafe. In the park of Nolhaga Castle Alstrømer grew potatoes and tobacco for the first time in Sweden.
Anten to Gräsnäs
Northwest of Alingsås (Road 180), at Brobacka, the river linking Lakes Anten and Mörn flows between steep rock walls.
During the summer an old-world railroad (with an engine and coaches dating from the turn of the century) runs from Anten to Gräsnäs (12km/7.5mi). The ruined castle of Gräsnäs (recorded in the 14th century under the name of Loo) stands in a park laid out in the English style.
During the summer an old-world railroad (with an engine and coaches dating from the turn of the century) runs from Anten to Gräsnäs (12km/7.5mi). The ruined castle of Gräsnäs (recorded in the 14th century under the name of Loo) stands in a park laid out in the English style.
Lerum
Lerum, in a beautiful setting on the shores of Lake Aspen, has a church with ceiling paintings. Nearby is the Härskogen nature reserve. At Jonsered the road enters the province of Bohuslän.
Nääs Castle
Southwest of the town of Alingsås on the Göteborg road (E 3), at Floda, stands Nääs Castle (19th C.). Situated in a beautiful park on a peninsula, it now houses a college of arts and crafts as well as a craft museum. The 19th century interior is well preserved.
