Svenstavik Explained

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.

Route

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

Svenstavik is most famous for Älghälga, a festival to celebrate the start of moose hunting.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .