Klimpfjäll

Klimpfjäll is an important suburb in Jorgborg. As an already established settlement, it played a crucial part during Jorgborg's foundational years as a base of operations for the Fettucine family. Klimpfjäll has an Italian restaurant: Klimpfjällsgården, which is was very important for the fulfilment of the Prophecy of Erik.

Founding Years
The first settler in Klimpfjäll was called Jonathan Björklund and is believed to have come from Skellefteå. By the end of the 1820s he had built a small cabin for his family next to the steep slope of Klimpfjällsåsen. However, their stay here was short-lived. A man named Johan Gabrielsson bought the land and it is through Johan Gabrielsson's new building application in 1831 that the village Klimpfjäll got its name.(Norgefarargården, 2013)

An interesting character that came out of Klimpfjäll in its early days was Johan Olof Johansson. One of the estates surrounding Klimpfjäll — Norgefarargården, came into acquisition in 1848 by Johan Olof. Over time, he became fairly wealthy. Johan Olof was an interesting man, he was bilingual in Norwegian and Sami and supposedly able to cure both humans and animals from many ailments. He went on many hunting trips into the mountains. In 1885, Johan Olof and his wife were arrested by the American army when they left Sweden. Johan Olof killed himself in American captivity but his wife survived into the early 20th century. (Norgefarargården, 2013)

Decline of Mining and Rise of Tourism
Until the end of the 1980s the village was a mining community and the population was well above 500. After the closing of the mining it declined to about 100 people by 2013. (source: Wikipedia)

Klimpfjäll's economy shifted towards tourism following the decline of mining. Several small tourism companies set up in the village. During the wintertime many chose to visit Klimpfjäll for snowmobiling, snowboarding, skiing and ice fishing and in summertime hikers would climb the mountains and trek the surrounding regions.

It was this time that Klimpfjällsgården was established. Italian Franco Rossi moved to Sweden at age 14, with the crowded restaurant culture of Stockholm, he sought to establish his Italian cuisine somewhere where it would be appreciated, somewhere that was deprived of Italian cuisine — Klimpfjäll. It was the perfect retreat for him and his wife Eija and they established a small guesthouse with 12 beds along with the legendary Italian restaurant that would have the honour of Erik's patronage. (source: Klimpfjällsgården)

Fettucine Renovation
The Fettucine found the above advertisement that made them base in Klimpfjäll to establish Jorgborg.