Bräcke Municipality

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Bräcke is a Municipality in Jämtland, in north-western Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 3453.8 km².

Bräcke is the seat and the municipality has a population of 7.192 (at the population count December 31, 2003 conducted by Statistics Sweden). The population density of the community is 2 inhabitants per km².

One of the most famous people coming from Bräcke is the former middle distance runner and world record holder Gunder Hägg who was born in the village Albacken outside the town Bräcke.

[edit] Villages in Bräcke municipality

• Albacken
• Bensjö
• Bräcke
• Fanbyn
• Gimdalen
• Gällö
• Hunge
• Kälarne
• Nyhem
• Pilgrimstad
• Rissna
• Stavre
• Sundsjö
• Sörbygden
• Västanede

[edit] External links

• Bräcke - Official site