Karoliner- och täljstensmuseum
Exhibition in the Handöl cultural house about the village's soapstone quarrying and Armfeldt's Carolean soldiers, who froze to death on the mountain in 1719.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The exhibition on Handöl's history is located in the same building as Hanriis Café, a converted old sawmill near the former soapstone quarry and the factory in Handöl. The cultural house was started to be an asset for tourism in western Jämtland and is owned by Stiftelsen Handöls kulturhus (the Handöl Cultural House Foundation), which was formed by Åre Municipality, Handöls Täljsten AB and Jämtlands läns museum (Jämtland County Museum). The exhibition was produced by Jämtlands läns museum.
Handöl is a small mountain village where the Handölan river flows into Lake Ånnsjön. The village is known for its soapstone factory, which went bankrupt in 2013 after several hundred years of quarrying, and for the Carolean soldiers: in the middle of winter 1719 the village received hundreds of frostbitten soldiers after Armfeldt's march over the border mountains. About 600 of them lie buried in Handöl's soil, while three thousand remained on the mountain.
The exhibition tells that story and the story of the soapstone, which is probably the reason the village came into being. The café and shop in the house have been run by Anita Dalanes and Magnhild Larsson since the summer of 1999.
Highlights
- Exhibition on the soapstone quarrying and the soapstone factory in Handöl
- The story of Armfeldt's Carolean soldiers and the march over the mountain in 1719
- Hanriis Café with freshly baked waffles and a shop in the same house
- Near the Handölsforsarna rapids and the new suspension bridge
Permanent exhibition
- Karoliner- och täljstensmuseum – Exhibition on Handöl's history, with the soapstone quarrying and Armfeldt's Carolean soldiers, produced by Jämtlands läns museum.
- Operated by
- Stiftelsen Handöls kulturhus
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Amenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Hanriis Café in the same house serves freshly baked waffles, pastries and toast; gluten-free, egg-free and vegan options can mostly be arranged. Shop with local products, books and souvenirs.
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