Nordanstig Municipality () is a

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, east central

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. The municipal seat is located in Bergsjö. The municipality was created in 1974 when ''Bergsjö'', ''Gnarp'', ''Hassela'' and ''Harmånger'' were amalgamated. The name chosen for the new municipality was taken from a corresponding ecclesiastical entity, ''Nordanstigs kontrakt'', which got this name in 1916 on the initiative of

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, the

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. The current municipal arms was designed in the mid 80s. It depicts: A horse to symbolize the forest and agricultural industry; the net symbolizes fishing and six net

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to symbolize the six municipal parishes (Hassela, Bergsjö, Ilsbo, Gnarp, Jättendal and Harmånger). Olympic gold medalist in slalom from 2018 PyongChang, André Myhrer, is born in Bergsjö, Nordanstig municipality.

Localities

* Bergsjö (seat) * Hassela * Harmånger * Gnarp *

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* Jättendal * Stocka * Strömsbruk

Demographics

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

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sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 9,475 inhabitants, with 7,393 Swedish citizens of voting age. 47.8% voted for the left coalition and 50.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Islands

* Gran

Economy

The manufacturing industry provides 25% of the employment;

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and

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s 14%;

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...

and

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...

industries 6%;

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

and

research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

9%. Largest private employers were (2004): #Strömsbruksfabriken - 150 employees #Trima AB - 125 employees #Plyfa AB - 80 employees #SMP Parts - 50 employees #Hassela utbildningscenter - 40 employees #Tjärnviks Trä AB - 40 employees

Sister city

Nordanstig has one

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: * Holeby, Denmark

References

External links

Nordanstig
- Official site {{Authority control Municipalities of Gävleborg County