Svenstavik
Appearance
Svenstavik | |
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Coordinates: 62°46′N 14°27′E / 62.767°N 14.450°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Jämtland |
County | Jämtland County |
Municipality | Berg Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,004 |
• Density | 666/km2 (1,720/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Svenstavik is a locality and the seat of Berg Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,004 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Route
[edit]European route E45 passes through Svenstavik, and County Road 321 (länsväg 321) begins here and ends at Mattmar in Åre. Inland Line (Swedish: Inlandsbanan) rail line arrived in the area during the 1910s. The Svenstavik–Brunflo line opened during 1917 and Svenstavik–Åsarna line in 1918.
Popularity
[edit]Svenstavik is most famous for Älghälga, a festival to celebrate the start of moose hunting.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.