Berg (Norwegen)

Berg is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skaland. Other villages include Finnsæter, Mefjordvær, and Senjahopen.The 294km2 municipality is the 282nd largest by area out of the 426 municipalities in Norway. Berg is the 410th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 914. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 5% over the last decade.The municipality was the first place in the world to utilize a hydroelectrical power station in the mining community of Hamn. When the mining industry ceased, the "electrical adventure" did as well. The buildings are still located at Hamn, now functioning as a special hotel/lodge.The first female pastor in the Lutheran Church of Norway, Ingrid Bjerkås, worked in this parish, starting in 1961.General informationBerg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The southern part of Berg was separated from Berg to form the new municipality of Torsken on 1 January 1902. This left Berg with 1,002 residents. The municipal borders have not changed since.