Högvålen

Högvålen is 835 m above sea level, the highest village in Sweden is operated in the agricultural sector. It is located in the province of Jämtland County in the Scandes, in the municipality Härjedalen, which is largely nationwide with the same historical Swedish province. The village is classified as a national interest.

The village was established at the end of the 18th century. Thanks to extensive draining of marshes and important winning Forestry of the place at the beginning of the 20th century grew strong. The village was in its heyday from about 50 yards and had about 140 inhabitants. Also, a school, telephone and post office and a shop there was, especially since about 1920, a road leads to Högvålen. Due to the height but cereal production is impossible, so that sheep and goats were kept on the farms. In connection with new laws to pastures for reindeer, the Swedish state bought in the 1980s on all private property in Högvålen, to make it into pastures for reindeer. Most of the approximately ten still existing farms are indeed inhabited all year round, but agriculture, there is virtually no more. More than half the population Högvålens is over 80 years old.

The place is cut off by failure of the telephone connections over again from the outside world. A bigger problem last occurred in 2006, when the inhabitants were Högvålens several days without a phone. The fixed telephone lines were disrupted, mobile networks do not reach after Högvålen.