Berg Municipality
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Berg Municipality (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Svenstavik.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Berg Municipality was amalgamated with four other entities.
As often in northern Sweden the municipality is one of the larger in terms of area, but one of the smaller in terms of population.
Geography
The nature reserve Hoverberget lies within Berg Municipality, near Svenstavik. The high mountain Helags and Sweden's highest public road, over Flatruet, are located in the western end of Berg Municipality. Berg means mountain in Swedish, and the name of the municipality (and the Berg Parish) comes from Hoverberget.
Localities
There are six localities (or urban areas) in Berg Municipality:[1]
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svenstavik | 948 |
| 2 | Hackås | 518 |
| 3 | Klövsjö | 312 |
| 4 | Åsarna | 271 |
| 5 | Myrviken | 224 |
| 6 | Rätan | 168 |
The municipal seat in bold
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The oldest buildings in Ljungdalen (a small village in Berg). The house was probably built in the early 18th century, and is today part of a local heritage center.
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Building in Ljungris, owned by the Sámi community and used especially for Reindeer calf marking in the summer.
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Berg Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[2]
In total there were 7,131 residents, including 5,527 Swedish citizens of voting age.[2] 49.6% voted for the left coalition and 48.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Hackås | 1,036 | 823 | 51.4 | 46.8 | 85 | 95 | 5 | 24,650 | 33 |
| Klövsjö-Rätan | 1,067 | 846 | 47.4 | 51.6 | 83 | 92 | 8 | 20,650 | 28 |
| Oviksbygden | 1,786 | 1,394 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 87 | 96 | 4 | 22,903 | 32 |
| Storsjö-Åsarna | 898 | 729 | 44.4 | 53.6 | 86 | 91 | 9 | 22,151 | 25 |
| Svenstavik-Vigge | 2,344 | 1,735 | 52.5 | 46.7 | 80 | 82 | 18 | 21,612 | 25 |
| Source: SVT[2] | |||||||||
Notable people
- Georg Adlersparre (1760–1835), Swedish army commander, born in Hovermo now part of Berg Municipality.
- Thomas Wassberg, resident here (born elsewhere), Olympic Gold medalist.
See also
References
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- ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
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External links
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