Bräcke Municipality

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Bräcke Municipality
Bräcke kommun
Bräcke town hall
Bräcke town hall
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Coordinates: 62°45′N 15°25′E / 62.750°N 15.417°E / 62.750; 15.417Coordinates: 62°45′N 15°25′E / 62.750°N 15.417°E / 62.750; 15.417
CountrySweden
CountyJämtland County
SeatBräcke
Area
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Population
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Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
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ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceJämtland
Municipal code2305
Websitewww.bracke.se

Bräcke Municipality (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) 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.

Localities

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Central Bräcke.

There are four localities (or urban areas) in Bräcke Municipality:[1]

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

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.[2]

In total there were 6,167 residents, including 4,820 Swedish citizens of voting age.[2] 52.1% voted for the left coalition and 46.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Villages

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. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Valresultat 2022 för Bräcke i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

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