Gärde is a locality in the north of Offerdal

Offerdal

Offerdal is a parish and former municipality in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. The seat of the former municipality Offerdal, Änge, is situated 50 kilometres northwest of Östersund, the capital of Jämtland.-Geography and culture:Offerdal is a highland region with the...

 in the historical province Jämtland

Jämtland

Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...

 in the middle of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Gärde is situated in Krokom Municipality

Krokom Municipality

Krokom Municipality is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Krokom.The present municipality was formed in 1974, when the former municipalities of Alsen, Föllinge, Offerdal and Rödön were amalgamated...

, 70 kilometres northwest of Östersund

Östersund

Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...

, the capital of Jämtland. Gärde is a traditional village in a genuine agricultural area with a long history. The name of the village has been known since 1553.

Petroglyphs on the river of Gärdesån in Gärde were made approximately 7 000 years ago. The carvings consist primely of moose

Moose

The moose or Eurasian elk is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic configuration...

 and belong to the oldest petroglyphs in Sweden.

Gallery

File:Hällristning Gärde.jpg
File:Hällristning Gärde litet djur.jpg
File:Hällristning Gärde spår.jpg

External links

• Tångeråsen & Gärde (local website, in Swedish)
• http://bildarkivet.jamtli.com/bild.aspx?page=1&lan=J%c3%a4mtlands+l%c3%a4n&socken=Offerdal&plats=g%c3%a4rde&rader=4&Kolumner=5&numinset=11&FotoId=16198Petroglyphs in Gärde (Photo from the Jamtli
  Jamtli
  Jamtli is the name of the regional museum of Jämtland and Härjedalen in Östersund, Sweden. It consists of an open air museum with historical buildings, and an indoor museum with both permanent and temporary exhibitions. “Jamtli” literally means “hillside of Jämtland” in the local dialect...
  
   museum)]
• http://bildarkivet.jamtli.com/bild.aspx?page=1&lan=J%c3%a4mtlands+l%c3%a4n&socken=Offerdal&plats=g%c3%a4rde&rader=4&Kolumner=5&numinset=13&FotoId=16126A farm in Gärde (Photo from the Jamtli
  Jamtli
  Jamtli is the name of the regional museum of Jämtland and Härjedalen in Östersund, Sweden. It consists of an open air museum with historical buildings, and an indoor museum with both permanent and temporary exhibitions. “Jamtli” literally means “hillside of Jämtland” in the local dialect...
  
  museum)]