Berg Municipality

Berg Municipality Bergs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Jämtland County
Seat	Svenstavik
Area[1]
• Total	6,145.45 km2 (2,372.77 sq mi)
• Land	5,711.34 km2 (2,205.16 sq mi)
• Water	434.11 km2 (167.61 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
• Total	7,062
• Density	1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Jämtland and Härjedalen
Municipal code	2326
Website	www.berg.se

Berg Municipality (Swedish: Bergs kommun) 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.

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 namn of the municipality (and the Berg Parish) comes from Hoverberget.

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  Panorama from Dunsjöfjället. In the center of the picture is Helagsfjället.

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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.

Localities

There are six localities (or urban areas) in Berg Municipality:^[3]

The municipal seat in bold

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.

Politics

Result of the 2010 election

Moderate Party 21,37%

Centre party 17,54%

Liberal People's Party 2,68%

Christian Democrats 2,57%

Swedish Social Democratic Party 39,44%

Left Party 5,29%

Green Party 5,31%

Sweden Democrats 4,65%

Other Parties 1,16%

References

1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18. 
2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016. 
3. ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berg Municipality.

• Berg Municipality Official site

Municipalities and seats of Jämtland County
Municipalities	Åre Berg Bräcke Härjedalen Krokom Östersund Ragunda Strömsund
Municipal seats	Bräcke Hammarstrand Järpen Krokom Östersund Strömsund Sveg Svenstavik
Counties of Sweden Sweden

Coordinates: 62°46′N 14°27′E / 62.767°N 14.450°E / 62.767; 14.450