Nordanstig Municipality

Nordanstig Municipality Nordanstigs kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Gävleborg County
Seat	Bergsjö
Area[1]
– Total	2,543.15 km2 (981.9 sq mi)
– Land	1,380.12 km2 (532.9 sq mi)
– Water	1,163.03 km2 (449 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
– Total	9,656
– Density	3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Hälsingland
Municipal code	2132
Website	www.nordanstig.se

Nordanstig Municipality (Nordanstigs kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden.

The municipal seat is located in Bergsjö.

The municipality was created in 1974 when Bergsjö, Gnarp, Hassela and Harmånger were amalgamated. The name chosen for the new municipality was taken from a corresponding ecclesiatical entity, Nordanstigs kontrakt, which got this name in 1916 on the initiative of Nathan Söderblom, the archbishop of Uppsala.

The current municipal arms was designed in the mid 80's. It depicts: A horse to symbolize the forest and agricultural industry; the net symbolizes fishing and six net mesh to symbolize the six municipal parishes (Hassela, Bergsjö, Ilsbo, Gnarp, Jättendal and Harmånger).

Localities

• Bergsjö (seat)
• Hassela
• Harmånger
• Gnarp
• Ilsbo
• Jättendal
• Stocka
• Strömsbruk

It also has one sister city: Holeby in Denmark.

Industry

The manufacutring industry provides 25% of the employment; service and communications 14%; agriculture, forest and fishing industries 6%; education and research 9%.

Largest private employers are:

1. Strömsbruksfabriken - 150 employees
2. Trima AB - 125 employees
3. Plyfa AB - 80 employees
4. SMP Parts - 50 employees
5. Hassela utbildningscenter - 40 employees
6. Tjärnviks Trä AB - 40 employees

(Source: [1])

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links

• Nordanstig - Official site

Coordinates: 61°59′N 17°04′E / 61.983°N 17.067°E / 61.983; 17.067