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
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Coordinates: 57°55′30″N 12°5′13″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Västergötland
County	Västra Götaland County
Municipality	Ale Municipality
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,520
Time zone	UTC+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]