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Bräcke Municipality

Bräcke kommun
Bräcke town hall
Bräcke town hall
Coat of arms of Bräcke Municipality
Coat of arms
Bräcke Municipality in Jämtland County.png
Country Sweden
County Jämtland County
Seat Bräcke
Area
 • Total 3,807.08 km2 (1,469.92 sq mi)
 • Land 3,428.89 km2 (1,323.90 sq mi)
 • Water 378.19 km2 (146.02 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 6,900
 • Density 1.812/km2 (4.69/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Jämtland
Municipal code 2305
Website www.bracke.se

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.

Localities

BräckeCity
Central Bräcke.

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

# 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.

In total there were 6,167 residents, including 4,820 Swedish citizens of voting age. 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

  • 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.

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