Nordanstig Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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 in Gävleborg County

Gävleborg County

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, east central Sweden

Sweden

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The municipal seat is located in Bergsjö

Bergsjö

Bergsjö is a locality and the seat of Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,243 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

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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

Nathan Söderblom

Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom was a Swedish clergyman, Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden, and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize...

, the archbishop of Uppsala

Archbishop of Uppsala

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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

Mesh

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 to symbolize the six municipal parishes (Hassela, Bergsjö, Ilsbo, Gnarp, Jättendal and Harmånger).

Localities

• Bergsjö
  Bergsjö
  Bergsjö is a locality and the seat of Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,243 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
  
   (seat)
• Hassela
  Hassela
  Hassela is a locality situated in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 375 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Harmånger
  Harmånger
  Harmånger is a locality situated in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 523 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Gnarp
  Gnarp
  Gnarp is a locality situated in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 999 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Ilsbo
  Ilsbo
  Ilsbo is a locality situated in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 399 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Jättendal
  Jättendal
  Jättendal is a locality situated in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 277 inhabitants in 2005.A runestone carved by a female runemaster, cataloged as HS 21 under Rundata, is located here....
  
  
• Stocka
  Stocka
  Stocka is a locality situated in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 365 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Strömsbruk
  Strömsbruk
  Strömsbruk is a locality situated in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 418 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  

It also has one sister city: Holeby

Holeby

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 in Denmark.

Industry

The manufacutring industry provides 25% of the employment; service and communication

Communication

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s 14%; agriculture

Agriculture

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, forest and fishing

Fishing

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 industries 6%; education

Education

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 and research

Research

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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: http://www.nordanstig.se/net/Nordanstig/N%e4ringsliv/N%e4ringslivsfakta)

External links

• Nordanstig - Official site