àre (; ) is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in àre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the local economy is based on tourism, most notably the downhill skiing and biking resorts in àre, Duved and Storlien. The growth in tourism has resulted in the development of hotels, recreational and shopping opportunities in the area.
In the 12th century the àre Old Church was built. Saint Olaf the Holy is a historical figure who has influenced the village and for centuries pilgrims passed through the village on their way to Trondheim. Sami people settled in the mid-17th century to take advantage of good reindeer pasture. In the 18th and 19th century the copper mines in FröÃÂ¥ were important industries. Tourism started to grow with the establishment of a railroad in 1882, and àre's first Grand Hotel was erected in 1896. The kings of Sweden and Norway came to stay in àre and Storlien for recreational purposes since the 19th century.
àre is situated in àredalen (àre Valley), approximately AMSL at the coastline of àresjön lake. The European route E14 and the Mittbanan railway pass through àre, connecting the larger towns ÃÂstersund and Trondheim.
ÃÂ re has a subarctic climate (Dfc).
Tourism in àre started as King Oscar II in 1882 supervised construction of the ÃÂstersundâÂÂTrondheim railway. With this new railway, many people came to àre to breathe the fresh air and to walk to the top of àreskutan. They were soon known as "air-guests" (Sw. luftgäster).
There was no hotel, but in 1888 Albin Wettergren opened a restaurant by the railway station. In 1891, ÃÂ re Tourist Station opened and even more guests were attracted to the village.
A lady from ÃÂstersund saw this increasing tourism as a great opportunity to open a hotel and did so in 1895. It was called "Hotell ÃÂ reskutan". 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 ÃÂ re.
In 1910, the funicular ÃÂ re Bergbana was built and was the third one in Sweden after Skansens Bergbana in Stockholm (1898) and the one in Kiruna (1907). This was a more convenient way for the air-guests to reach the top of ÃÂ reskutan.
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".
Taking advantage of the àreskutan fell, àre Ski Area has become the major center for alpine skiing in Sweden, sporting more than 30 modern ski-lifts. It hosted the Alpine World Championships in 1954, 2007 and 2019, and has hosted more than 100 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup events throughout the years. On 9âÂÂ10 March 2012, the Freestyle FIS World Cup was held at the Slalombacken slalom course close to the village centre, and on 18 Feb 2020 a sprint race in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup was held at the same place.
ÃÂ re along with ÃÂstersund were initially selected to host the 2021 Special Olympics World Winter Games. It would have marked the first time that Sweden has ever hosted the Special Olympics. However, due to a variety of issues including lack of funding, on 19 December 2019, the event will not take place in Sweden. Instead it will take place in Kazan, Russia and was delayed to 2022.
ÃÂ re has also been the site for the alpine events in Sweden's eight failed bids to host the Olympic Winter Games, including for the 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2022, and 2026 editions. This is because ÃÂ re has the only piste in Sweden suitable for top-level downhill races.
ÃÂ re has since the 1990s become the largest mountainbike resort in Sweden. In 1999 it was the host for the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships and it hosted the Nordic Championships 2007. There are numerous graded downhill cycling trails. The ÃÂ re Bikepark is open from 1 May until 15 October and is the host for the Mayhem Festival.
During summer àre can also sport hiking, paragliding, kayaking, and a golf course about 15 minutes from the village. In July every year there is a multisport competition in àre â àre Extreme Challenge. It counts as the Scandinavian championship in multisport.
In 2008 àre was appointed as one of the ten best ski-resorts in the world at the list from the magazine Condé Nast Traveller
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The nearest airport is situated 99 kilometres (62 mi) eastward, on the island of Frösön in ÃÂstersund. àre ÃÂstersund Airport is an international airport and the ninth biggest in Sweden with roughly 390 000 passengers (2005).
The European route E14 runs through ÃÂ re from Trondheim via ÃÂstersund to Sundsvall, where it merges with the European route E45.
àre also has a train station. NorrtÃÂ¥g operates the Mittbanan railway from Storlien (where Trondheim-bound diesel trains connect), via àre and ÃÂstersund to Sundsvall. àre is connected to Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö through long distance SJ 3000 (higher-speed trains) and InterCity. àre is also served by seasonal overnight trains.
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