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Svenstavik is a
locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
and the seat of
Berg Municipality Berg Municipality (, ) is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Svenstavik. The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Berg Municipality was amal ...
in
Jämtland County Jämtland County ( sv, Jämtlands län, ) is a county or '' län'' in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small uninhabited strips of ...
,
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
with 1,004 inhabitants in 2010.
European route E45 The European route E45 goes between Norway and Italy, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. With a length of about , it is the longest north–south European route (some east–west routes are longer). The route passes throug ...
passes through Svenstavik, and County Road 321 (''länsväg 321'') begins here and ends at Mattmar in
Åre Åre () is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the local eco ...
.
Inland Line The Inland Line ( sv, Inlandsbanan) is a railway line between Kristinehamn and Gällivare in Sweden. It runs through the central parts of northern Sweden, and was built between 1908 and 1937. History There were several reasons for constructin ...
(Swedish: ''Inlandsbanan'') rail line arrived in the area during the 1910s. The Svenstavik–
Brunflo Brunflo () is a locality situated in Östersund Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,890 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated some 15 km south-east of Östersund. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Brunflo: * Brunflo FK ...
line opened during 1917 and Svenstavik–
Åsarna Åsarna, older spelling: Åsarne, is a locality situated in Berg Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal nam ...
line in 1918. Svenstavik is mostly famoose for Älghälga. Älghälga is a festival to celebrate the start of moose hunting.


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Populated places in Berg Municipality Municipal seats of Jämtland County Jämtland Swedish municipal seats {{Jämtland-geo-stub