Attractions and Places to Visit
Do you want to get something more out of your mountain hike in Grövelsjöfjällen, than just wonderful views over vast mountain moors?
Nature and culture meet among shacks and airplane wrecks!
Like all western Swedish border areas, the Grövelsjö area was also affected by the German occupation of Norway.
One of the most famous reminders from that time is the plane wreckage that partially protrudes above the water surface of Lake Grövelsjön. Below Sjöhögda lie the remains of the German plane, a Heinkel 111 that made an emergency landing on Lake Grövelsjön during World War II, June 1940.
The wreck is best seen from the lake, although it can be seen with binoculars from the mountains. A trip with M/S Sylöra includes a short visit.
Memories of World War II
In Floåsen, the village of the old sawmills, there is Sweden's oldest water-powered frame saw.
The sawmill was built in 1856, the year of construction is carved into one of the logs. The sawmill has been restored several times and is still in working condition.
The footpath winds about 400 m through the forest from the center of the village. Near the road there is also a newer circular saw, powered by an unusually large and powerful spark plug motor.
In the same building there is also a prototype for today's so-called Solo saws, known all over the world, and developed by the inventor Jönns Olsson from Floåsen.
In the village of Storsätern, near Storsätra mountain hotel and along the Grövlan river, there is a now restored hay meadow with its special flora. The path leads you to the mountain farm Jotli.
Here you can experience and be fascinated by the old timber buildings and inn sheds, in a typical 19th century environment for the area. Don't miss the world-unique Vadmalsstampen, a reconstruction of a local Vadmalsstampen from the 1830s, which stamped fabrics from as far as parts of Central Sweden and Norway, even though there was no road to the village yet.
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Jotli – Mountain Farm
Dalarna's northernmost church is run by the chapel foundation, which consists of the permanent residents of Storsätern. The initiative for the construction came from the villagers and the chapel was completed in 1968, built in a style reminiscent of a Norwegian stave church.
Unique to the chapel is that it lacks an altarpiece; instead, visitors can enjoy the changing seasons of the mountain world through the high choir window.
The chapel is always open for visits or devotions. Services and music evenings are held here every week during the high season.
For programs see www.idresarnaforsamling.se
Welcome to Storsätern's Mountain Chapel!