Nordanstig Municipality

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Nordanstig Municipality on Sweden's municipal map.

Nordanstig is a Municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 1378.8 km², with a population of 10282, (5218 male, and 5064 female), and a population density of 7 inhabitants per km².

The municipal seat is located in Bergsjö, at 61°59′N 17°04′E, with 1,300 inhabitants. Other towns are : Strömsbruk, Stocka, Gnarp, Harmånger, Ilsbo, Hassela and Jättendal.

It also has one sister city: Holeby in Denmark.

[edit] History

The name Nordanstig can be traced from 1358, and became the name of a parish. The current municipality was created in 1974 by joining four smaller municipalities.

[edit] 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:

Strömsbruksfabriken - 150 employees
Trima AB - 125 employees
Plyfa AB - 80 employees
SMP Parts - 50 employees
Hassela utbildningscenter - 40 employees
Tjärnviks Trä AB - 40 employees

(Source: [1])

The current municipal arms was designed in the midth 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). (Source: Corresponding article on Swedish wikipedia)