Ã…by is a
locality
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situated in
Växjö Municipality
Växjö Municipality (''Växjö kommun'') is a municipality in Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where Växjö is the seat.
The municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the ''City of Växjö'' with the surrounding municipalities ...
,
Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is ...
,
Sweden
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with 456 inhabitants in 2010.
The
2022 Women's Bandy World Championship was held there, in
Eriksson Arena
Eriksson Arena is an indoor arena for bandy situated in the forest outside Åby, Växjö Municipality, Åby in Växjö Municipality in Sweden. The arena is 9 400 m² (120×78 m), it has an inner ceiling height of 12 m and is isolated. The stan ...
, which normally is the home ice of
bandy
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club
Ã…by/Tjureda IF. The
2023 Women's Bandy World Championship and the
2023 Men's Bandy World Championship will also be held there.
References
Växjö
Populated places in Kronoberg County
Populated places in Växjö Municipality
Värend
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