Tranås

	Tranås Tranås () is a locality and the seat of Tranås Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 14,197 inhabitants in 2010. Overview It is close to the lake Sommen in the north of Småland. Its main commercial center is located along the main street, Storgatan. The symbol of the town is the crane as featured on the town's coat of arms. Some of the bigger employers in the town arStrömsholmenPastejköketOEMEFG (European Furniture Group) an IVT The company Stiga w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tranås Municipality Tranås Municipality (''Tranås kommun'') is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town Tranås is seat. The original entity ''Tranås'' was detached from the rural municipality ''Säby'' as a market town (''köping'') in 1882 and made a cities in Sweden, city in 1919. The reunification took place in 1951 when Säby was made a part of Tranås. In 1967 ''Linderås'' was amalgamated with the ''City of Tranås'', which in 1971 was made a municipality of unitary type when all differences between rural and urban municipalities were abolished. Tranås was once well known for its fur industry, but there is almost no such activity today. Localities There are 3 Urban areas in Sweden, urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Tranås Municipality. In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters. Culture Music plays an important p ... [...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]
	Lennart Hyland Otto Lennart Hyland (24 September 1919 – 15 March 1993), was a Swedish TV-show host and journalist and one of the most popular and renowned TV personalities in the history of Swedish television. His biggest success as an entertainer was unquestionably the show ''Hylands hörna'' ("Hyland's corner"), that aired from 1962 on Sveriges Television. Initially, it was a radio show at Sveriges Radio, but due to its success and popularity, the production was moved to Sveriges Television in 1962 where it aired until 1983. During its 21-year run, it became a veritable institution of Swedish popular entertainment. Early life Hyland was born on 24 September 1919 in Tranås, Säby Parish, Sweden, the son of Otto Hyland, a merchant, and Maja Moback. Career Hyland worked as a journalist at ''Tranås-Posten'' in 1937, at ''Karlskoga Tidning'' from 1938 to 1943, and at ''Barometern'' from 1943 to 1945. He worked as a host and reporter at the Radiotjänst (named Sveriges Radio from 1957) from 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	David Lingmerth David Lingmerth (born 22 July 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. Early life Lingmerth was born and grew up in Tranås in the province of Småland, Sweden, and is son of Thomas and Birgitta Lingmerth. He began playing golf at the local club, Tranås Golf Club, which he has represented through his career. Lingmerth won his age level category (15) at the unofficial Swedish Youth Championship, Bankboken Cup, at Falun-Borlänge Golf Club, one stroke ahead of Henrik Norlander, who also came to be a PGA Tour player. Amateur career In January 2008, Lingmerth won the 2007 edition of the Dixie Amateur Championship at Palm Aire Country Club in Sarasota, Florida, beating, among others, future professional world number one Brooks Koepka, who finished 11 strokes behind Lingmerth. Lingmerth represented Sweden twice at the European Amateur Team Championship. On home soil at Österåker Golf Club in Stockholm 2010, with Henrik Norlander among Lingmerths tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sommen Sommen () is a lake in the South Swedish highlands lying across the border of the provinces of Östergötland and Småland. Situated about 147 metres above mean sea level, the lake has an area of and has a maximum depth of 60 metres. The lake is shared between the administrative kommunes of Ydre, Kinda, Boxholm and Tranås and the area around it is sparsely populated. The lake has very clear water, with a visibility of 8 to 10 metres deep, if conditions are good. This makes Sommen one of the greatest clear-water lakes in Sweden. According to tradition Sommen has 365 islands, one for each day of the year. The actual number is around 260. In and around the lake various rare species are protected in a series of nature reserves, bird sanctuaries and areas closed for fishing. Måltorpet Granbo in Sommen is a Natura 2000 area. The visitor centre and natural history museum, Naturum Sommen, lies at the northern end of Torpön island, near the central part of the lake. According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ove Fundin Ove Fundin (born 23 May 1933) is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1951 to 1970. Fundin is notable for winning the Speedway World Championship Final five times (1956, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1967), a record bettered only by Ivan Mauger and fellow Swede Tony Rickardsson who each won six World Championships. He finished runner-up in the championship 3 times (1957–59) and was third in 1962, 1964 and 1965 meaning that from his first win in 1956 until his last in 1967, Fundin did not finish lower than a podium place in a record eleven World Finals. He was known by the nickname of the "Flying Fox" or just "the Fox" because of his red hair. In 2013, Fundin was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. Career Fundin was born in Tranås. It was suggested to him by Australian champion Aub Lawson that he ride in Britain and he joined the Norwich Stars, riding for them from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Småland Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized form has been used in other languages. The highest point in Småland is Tomtabacken, at 377 metres (1,237 ft). In terms of total area, Småland is of a similar size as Belgium. Administration The traditional provinces of Sweden no longer serve any governmental purpose, but they do remain important historically and culturally. The province of Småland today is divided almost entirely into the three administrative counties of Jönköping, Kalmar, and Kronoberg. Some few small portions of historic Småland are situated in Halland and Östergötland Counties. Heraldry The current coat of arms, granted in 1569, displays a rampant red lion carrying a crossbow, all on a golden background. The arms may be surmounted by a ducal coronet. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stiga Stiga Group (formerly GGP Spa) is a European Manufacturing, manufacturer and wholesaling, distributor of Lawn mower, lawnmowers and a wide range of motorized garden tools. It is headquartered in Castelfranco Veneto (Italy). Stiga has 13 Subsidiary, subsidiaries in Europe (Austria, Italy, Benelux, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom, UK). Stiga distributes and sells its products in over 70 countries around the world. Stiga was originally a Swedish brand known for the production and distribution of lawnmowers, a wide range of motorized garden tools, Snowmaking, snowmakers, and table tennis products and table hockey games. In the year 2000, Stiga was acquired by Castelgarden SpA via a merger with Alpina Professional & Garden SpA, both located in Italy. The company's expansion in Europe continued with the acquisition of Mountfield. Together they formed Global Garden Products (GGP) Group then renamed Stiga Group in 2017. Stig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dénis Lindbohm Dénis Lindbohm (11 July 1927 – 24 October 2005) was a Swedish author and occultist and is considered one of the founders of Swedish science fiction. In his early years, he worked as a photographic technician in Malmö and became involved in the nascent Swedish science fiction fandom. In the mid-1960s he became a full-time writer. Bibliography Draksådd ("Dragon Seed") (mimeographed issue, 1965) Mörker över Malmö ("Darkness over Malmö") (1969) Mörkrets fåra ("Furrow of Darkness") (1970) Jagets eld ("Fire of the Ego") (1971) Soldat från jorden ("Soldier from Earth") (1973; based on an earlier draft previously published as a serial in the Swedish science fiction fanzine SF-Forum) Stjärnpesten ("The Star Plague") (1975) Eden utan Adam ("Eden without Adam") (1975) Flygande gift ("Flying Poison") (1975) Stjärnvargen ("The Star Wolf") (1978) Domens stjärnor ("The Stars of Doom") (1978full text versionat Projekt Runeberg) Den gyllene randen ("The Golden Edge") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Municipal Seats Of Jönköping County A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]