Official Name: | Svenstavik |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Jämtland#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Berg Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jämtland County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Jämtland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.51 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 1,004 |
Population Density Km2: | 666 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 62.7667°N 41°W |
Svenstavik is a locality and the seat of Berg Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,004 inhabitants in 2010.
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.
Svenstavik is most famous for Älghälga, a festival to celebrate the start of moose hunting.