Berg (Sweden)

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Berg municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Berg Location of the municipality of Berg
coat of arms Location in Jämtland County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Jämtland County
Historical provinces (landskap): Härjedalen
Jämtland
Main place: Svenstavik
SCB code: 2326
Residents : 7061 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 6,145.5 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 1.1 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.berg.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 62 ° 46 '  N , 14 ° 26'  E

Sylarna

Berg is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Jämtlands län and the historic provinces of Härjedalen and Jämtland . The main town of the municipality is Svenstavik .

The European route 45 and the domestic railway run through the municipality .

geography

The municipality of Berg is one of Sweden's larger municipalities in terms of area and extends from the southern foothills of Lake Storsjön 135 kilometers west to the Norwegian border. The community is mostly in the Scandinavian Mountains . The highest point is the summit Helagsfjället with a height of 1,796 meters.

economy

With an employment rate of 7% (Reichs average 2%), agriculture and forestry are of above-average importance. The municipality is weakly industrialized, mainly small businesses, while tourism plays an important role.

Web links

Commons : Gemeinde Berg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

swell

  1. Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)