Svenstavik is a

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and the seat of

Berg Municipality Berg Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Svenstavik. The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Berg Municipality was amalgamated with four other entities. As often in ...

Jämtland County Jämtland County (, ) is a county or '' län'' in Sweden. It consists of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small strips of Lapland and Dalarna. It borders the countie ...

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with 1,004 inhabitants in 2010.

Route

European route E45 European route E45 connects Norway and Italy, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. With a length of about , it is the longest north–south European route (some east–west routes are longer). The route passes through Alta ...

passes through Svenstavik, and County Road 321 (''länsväg 321'') begins here and ends at Mattmar in

Åre Åre () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpe ...

Inland Line The Inland Line () is a railway line between Kristinehamn and Gällivare in Sweden. It runs through the central parts of northern Sweden, and was built between 1908 and 1937. History There were several reasons for constructing the railway. ...

(Swedish: ''Inlandsbanan'') rail line arrived in the area during the 1910s. The Svenstavik–

Brunflo Brunflo () is a locality situated in Östersund Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,890 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated some 15 km south-east of Östersund Östersund (; ) is an Urban areas in Sweden, urban area (Stad (Sweden), ...

line opened during 1917 and Svenstavik–

Åsarna Åsarna, older spelling: Åsarne, is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Berg Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 268 inhabitants in 2010. References

Populated places in Berg Municipality Jämtland {{Jämtland-geo ...

line in 1918.

Popularity

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

References

Populated places in Berg Municipality Municipal seats of Jämtland County Jämtland Swedish municipal seats {{Jämtland-geo-stub