Bräcke_Municipality

Bräcke Municipality

Bräcke Municipality

Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden

Bräcke Municipality (Swedish: Bräcke kommun) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Bräcke.

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The present municipality was formed in 1974 when "old" Bräcke Municipality was amalgamated with Kälarne and Revsund. The three former municipalities had been created in 1952. The number of original entities (as of 1863) were six. Due to the declining population in the area further amalgamations have been proposed, but rejected.

Localities

Central Bräcke.

There are four localities (or urban areas) in Bräcke Municipality:[3]

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The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Bräcke Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]

In total there were 6,167 residents, including 4,820 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 52.1% voted for the left coalition and 46.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

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Villages

  • Albacken
  • Bensjö
  • Fanbyn
  • Gimdalen
  • Hunge
  • Nyhem
  • Rissna
  • Stavre
  • Sundsjö
  • Sörbygden
  • Västanede

Notable people

One of the most famous people coming from Bräcke Municipality is the former middle distance runner and world record holder Gunder Hägg, who was born in the village Albacken outside of the town Bräcke.

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. [2]
    "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. [3]
    Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. [4]
    "Valresultat 2022 för Bräcke i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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