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Berg Municipality (Swedish: Bergs kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Svenstavik.
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Map of Berg Municipality, Sweden
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.
Localities
There are six localities (or urban areas) in Berg Municipality:
The municipal seat in bold
Notable people
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%