Berg Municipality

Berg Municipality (Swedish: Bergs kommun, Southern Sami: Bïerjien tjïelte) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Svenstavik.

Berg Municipality

Bergs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyJämtland County
SeatSvenstavik
Area
 • Total6,145.45 km2 (2,372.77 sq mi)
 • Land5,711.34 km2 (2,205.16 sq mi)
 • Water434.11 km2 (167.61 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total7,061
 • Density1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceJämtland and Härjedalen
Municipal code2326
Websitewww.berg.se

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

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

#LocalityPopulation
1Svenstavik948
2Hackås518
3Klövsjö312
4Åsarna271
5Myrviken224
6Rätan168

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%

See also

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

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