Alster, Sweden

Alster
Alster
Coordinates: 59°24′N 13°37′E / 59.400°N 13.617°E / 59.400; 13.617
CountrySweden
ProvinceVärmland
CountyVärmland County
MunicipalityKarlstad Municipality
Area
  Total
0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
  Total
586
  Density699/km2 (1,810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Alster is a locality situated in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 586 inhabitants in 2010. Alster is the birthplace of poet Gustaf Fröding.