Bräcke Municipality

Bräcke Municipality Bräcke kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
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	Bad rounding here1.8/km2 (Bad rounding here4.7/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.

"Bracke" redirects here. For other uses, see Bracke (disambiguation).

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:

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

The municipal seat in bold

Villages

• Albacken
• Bensjö
• Fanbyn
• Gimdalen
• Hunge
• Nyhem
• Rissna
• Stavre
• Sundsjö
• Sörbygden
• Västanede

External links

• Bräcke Municipality - Official site