Tranemo Municipality

	Tranemo Municipality Tranemo Municipality (''Tranemo kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Tranemo. There are twelve original municipal units (as of 1863) in the area. The municipal reform of 1952 created four larger entities. The next reform was implemented in two steps with amalgamations taking place in 1967 and 1974, leading to the present municipality. The name comes from the bird ''Trana'', which means crane. The coat of arms, granted in 1975, show a crane with a glass blowing belge. Glass blowing is an old industry in the municipality, with the first glass blower established in 1741. Localities Localities in Tranemo Municipality with population numbers from 2004-06: * Tranemo 3,205 Limmared 1,445 Länghem 1,178 * Dalstorp 824 Grimsås Grimsås is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 721 inhabitants in 2010. Sports The following sports clubs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Municipalities Of Sweden The municipalities of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges kommuner) are its lower-level local government entities. There are 290 municipalities which are responsible for a large proportion of local services, including schools, emergency services and physical planning. Foundation The Local Government Act of 1991 specifies several responsibilities for the municipalities, and provides outlines for local government, such as the process for electing the municipal assembly. It also regulates a process (''laglighetsprövning'', "legality trial") through which any citizen can appeal the decisions of a local government to a county court. Municipal government in Sweden is similar to city commission government and cabinet-style council government. A legislative municipal assembly ''(kommunfullmäktige)'' of between 31 and 101 members (always an odd number) is elected from party-list proportional representation at municipal elections, held every four years in conjunction with the national general ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Urban Areas In Sweden An urban area or () in Sweden has a minimum of 200 inhabitants and may be a city, town or larger village. It is a purely statistical concept, not defined by any municipal or county boundaries. Larger urban areas synonymous with cities or towns ( sv, stad for both terms) for statistical purposes have a minimum of 10,000 inhabitants.. The same statistical definition is also used for urban areas in the other Nordic countries. In 2018, there were nearly two thousand urban areas in Sweden, which were inhabited by 87% of the Swedish population. ''Urban area'' is a common English translation of the Swedish term . The official term in English used by Statistics Sweden is, however, "locality" ( sv, ort). It could be compared with "census-designated places" in the United States. History Until the beginning of the 20th century, only the towns/cities were regarded as urban areas. The built-up area and the municipal entity were normally almost congruent. Urbanization and industrialization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gislaved Municipality Gislaved Municipality (''Gislaveds kommun'') is a municipality in Jönköping County in southern Sweden, with its seat located in the town Gislaved. The municipality was created in 1974, when Gislaved locality where amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities to form an entity of unitary type. There are seventeen original units making up the present municipality. Within Sweden, and as part of Gnosjö region, it's regarded as being both cultural and industrially dominated. History The municipality has been inhabited for a long time, but without any significant urban areas. At the turn of the 19th century it contained some 700 inhabitants. By 1949 it was eligible to receive rights as a ''köping'', comparable to town rights. A coat of arms was designed for the occasion, traditionally used by the cities of Sweden. When the municipal reform was carried out in the 1970s, Gislaved adapted the still unused coat of arms as the municipal arms. The arms depict the insignia for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in September 2017. The capital and largest city is Jönköping. About one quarter of the total county population lives in the combined Jönköping-Huskvarna urban area around the southern point of Lake Vättern. Provinces and administrative history Despite being commonly used to indicate the geographical, cultural and historical region, the larger historical province ''(landskap)'' of Småland, which most of Jönköping County is part of, has no administrative or political significance today. Jönköping County has existed as an administrative division since the 17th century, and constitutes the north-western part of Småland, the other parts being Kronoberg County in the south-west and Kalmar County in the east. Jönköping County was periodica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jönköping Municipality Jönköping Municipality ( sv, Jönköpings kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. The city of Jönköping is the municipal seat. The municipality is situated by the southern end of lake Vättern. Historical background The area of the present municipality consists of more than 20 original municipal entities, among them three former cities. In 1952 the number of units was reduced to 13. The present municipality was created in connection with the nationwide local government reform of 1971. Localities There are 17 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Jönköping Municipality. In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2015. The municipal seat is in bold characters. Sport International Floorball Federation was founded in the eastern part of Jönköping, in Huskvarna, 1986. Twin towns – sister cities Jönköping is twinned with: * Bodø, Norway * Kuopio, Finland * Lääne-Viru Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ulricehamn Municipality Ulricehamn Municipality (''Ulricehamns kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Ulricehamn. The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former City of Ulricehamn was merged with three former rural municipalities (themselves established through amalgamations of minor units in 1952). Localities * Blidsberg * Dalum * Gällstad * Hulu * Hökerum * Marbäck * Nitta * Rånnaväg Timmele Trädet Ulricehamn Ulricehamn is a locality and the seat of Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 9,787 inhabitants in 2010. History Ulricehamn, originally known as ''Bogesund'', has been populated at least since the Middle Ages. The town h ... (seat) Vegby * Älmestad References External links Ulricehamn Municipality- Official siteUlricehamn Tourism- In Swedish, English and German - From Nordisk Familjebok {{Authority control Municipalities of Västra Götaland County South Älvs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sjötofta Sjötofta is a village situated in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 208 inhabitants in 2005. References Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Tranemo Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Uddebo Uddebo is a locality situated in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 258 inhabitants in 2010. References The name Uddebo was given to the small community after the discover of the runestone "Tree-Udden", which was placed on a Viking graveyard sometime in the years from 500-1000 CE. External links Detailed map of Uddebo and near placesmaplandia.com Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Tranemo Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ljungsarp Ljungsarp is a locality situated in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 203 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Tranemo Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ambjörnarp Ambjörnarp is a locality situated in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 270 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Tranemo Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Grimsås Grimsås is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 721 inhabitants in 2010. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Grimsås: * Grimsås IF References Populated places in Västra Götaland County Populated places in Tranemo Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]