Svenstavik

Svenstavik is a locality and the seat of Berg Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,004 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Svenstavik
Svenstavik in September 2011
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Coordinates: 62°46′N 14°27′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Jämtland
County	Jämtland County
Municipality	Berg Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	1,004
• Density	666/km2 (1,720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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.