{"id":26,"date":"2025-10-02T15:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/historien-om-grovelsjon\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:00:41","slug":"hemgardens-historia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/en\/hemgardens-historia\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of Hemg\u00e5rden"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hemg\u00e5rden in Stors\u00e4tern \u2014 Then and Now <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hemg\u00e5rden has a long and rich history. The farm is mentioned as early as the 1830s, and was one of the first in the area to be lived in year-round. It was originally called Per-Jonsa G\u00e5rden after one of the first owners, but later became known as Hemg\u00e5rden. Before it was inhabited year-round, it was used as a summer mountain farm (s\u00e4ter)\u2014hence the village name Stors\u00e4tern\u2014with haymaking and grazing during the summer months. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Most of the buildings on the property were built in the late 1800s. Parts of the barn (the cowshed) are older than that and were likely originally built as a larger f\u00e4bod. Most of the buildings are made from hand-hewn timber. Hemg\u00e5rden is described in detail in the\u00a0Idre local history books<\/a>.<\/p>

The farm\u2019s main activities were forestry, keeping livestock, haymaking, and some small-scale cultivation, but by the 1920s it had also become a tourist farm, offering accommodation to traveling salesmen and visitors. Between 1935 and 1944, a hostel was operated here under the Swedish Tourist Association, mainly in the building now known as Tullstugan (the Customs Cottage). In the early 1900s, that same building\u2014Tullstugan\u2014served as a customs station with on-site quarters for the customs officer, located here because the main crossing over the Gr\u00f6vlan River between Sweden and Norway ran via the bridge at \u00d6vre Fallet (just west of the property).<\/p>

One perhaps unusual detail is that several artistically minded people lived both on the farm and among the neighbors in Stors\u00e4tern. This means the property is described in unusually rich detail, especially during the 1940s. One example is a 1941 painting by the neighbor Albin Gustavson. Much of it still looks the same on the farm today.<\/p>

Hemg\u00e5rden today<\/strong><\/p>

In addition to operating as a tourist farm, Hemg\u00e5rden still has extensive forest holdings on land adjoining the property. The farm also includes a f\u00e4bod and a hunting cabin.<\/p>

In 2025, major improvements were made across the property, including the installation of a new heating system, new kitchens and bathrooms in all of the larger houses, broadband throughout, and a new service building for the campground with toilets, showers, and a kitchen. The result is a place where historic character meets modern comfort. That\u2019s exactly how we want Hemg\u00e5rden to feel\u2014a welcoming, family-run farm where the original, genuine character has been updated with modern standards for heating, electricity, kitchens, bathrooms, and broadband.<\/p>

The people who look after you\u2014and Hemg\u00e5rden in Stors\u00e4tern<\/strong><\/p>

Gunnar Westling took over the farm in early 2025. Together with our closest neighbors, Lars-\u00c5ke and Anette, we take care of you as guests\u2014and of the property. Gunnar\u2019s one of his biggest interests is fishing and outdoor life. Lars-\u00c5ke and Anette know everything worth knowing about Stors\u00e4tern and the surrounding area.<\/p>

Contact us if you have any questions: info@grovlan.se<\/a><\/p>

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Hemg\u00e5rden i Stors\u00e4tern – f\u00f6rr och nu Hemg\u00e5rden har en l\u00e5ng och levande historia. G\u00e5rden finns beskriven redan p\u00e5 1830-talet, och \u00e4r en av de f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5rdarna som beboddes \u00e5ret runt i trakten. G\u00e5rden kallades fr\u00e5n b\u00f6rjan Per-Jonsa g\u00e5rden efter en av de f\u00f6rsta \u00e4garna, men fick senare namnet Hemg\u00e5rden. Innan g\u00e5rden blev bebodd \u00e5ret […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1147,"href":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/1147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grovlan.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}