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
View from Dunsjöfjället with Helagsfjället in the center
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 62°46′N 14°27′E
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 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)[2]
• Total	7,140
• Density	1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Jämtland and Härjedalen
Municipal code	2326
Website	www.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.

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:^[3]

#	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.^[4]

In total there were 7,131 residents, including 5,527 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[4] 49.6% voted for the left coalition and 48.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location	Residents	Citizen adults	Left vote	Right vote	Employed	Swedish parents	Foreign heritage	Income SEK	Degree
			%	%
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[4]

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

• Kusbölehelvetet

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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
4. "Valresultat 2022 för Berg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

External links

• Berg Municipality Official site