Bräcke Municipality

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Bräcke Municipality
Bräcke kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Jämtland County
Seat Bräcke
Area[1]
 • Total 3,783.7 km2 (1,460.9 sq mi)
 • Land 3,408.2 km2 (1,315.9 sq mi)
 • Water 375.5 km2 (145.0 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2015)[2]
 • Total 6,500
 • Density 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Jämtland
Municipal code 2305
Website www.bracke.se
Central Bräcke.

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

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.

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.

Localities

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

# Locality Population
1 Bräcke 1,566
2 Gällö 758
3 Kälarne 492
4 Pilgrimstad 405

The municipal seat in bold

Villages

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

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Coordinates: 62°45′N 15°25′E / 62.750°N 15.417°E / 62.750; 15.417

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