Berg Municipality (, ) is a

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in northern

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. Its

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is located in Svenstavik. 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

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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

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(or urban areas) in Berg Municipality:Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
/ref> The municipal seat in bold File:Gammelgården Ljungdalen Mars 2013.jpg, 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. File:Ljungris July 2013.jpg, Building in Ljungris, owned by the Sámi community and used especially for

Reindeer The reindeer or caribou (''Rangifer tarandus'') is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, taiga, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. It is the only re ...

calf marking in the summer.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Berg Municipality's electoral districts in the

2022 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...

sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 7,131 residents, including 5,527 Swedish citizens of voting age. 49.6% voted for the left coalition and 48.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Notable people

Georg Adlersparre Count Georg Adlersparre (28 March 1760 – 23 September 1835) was a Swedish army commander, politician and writer from the Adlersparre family. He was the leader of the Coup of 1809, leading to the deposition of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. ...

(1760–1835), Swedish army commander, born in Hovermo now part of Berg Municipality. *

Thomas Wassberg Lars Thomas Wassberg (born 27 March 1956) is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style – push for every leg – is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries. Wassberg's skiing idols when growing up were Sixten ...

, resident here (born elsewhere), Olympic Gold medalist.

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