The Gnosjö region (Swedish: ''Gnosjöregionen'') consists of the four

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Gislaved Gislaved () is a locality and the seat of Gislaved Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 10,231 inhabitants in 2017, out of a municipal total of nearly 30,000. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Gislaved: * Gislaveds IS G ...

Gnosjö Gnosjö is a locality and the seat of Gnosjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,326 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 9,600. In business management, Gnosjö is known for the Gnosjö SpiritKarlsson, C ., Larsson, J. (199 ...

Vaggeryd Vaggeryd is a locality situated in Vaggeryd Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,920 inhabitants in 2010. Together with Skillingaryd it is the seat of the municipality. Vaggeryd is situated about 10 km north of its co-municipal sea ...

and

Värnamo Värnamo (), historically known as Wernamo, is a town in Jönköping County in the south of Sweden. It is situated on the river Lagan just north of the lake Vidöstern. It is the seat of Värnamo Municipality and has 19,778 inhabitants as of 31 ...

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 Sept ...

in southern

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. It is named after Gnosjö, but is more properly abbreviated as the ''GGVV-region''. The area is nationally renowned by a high number of small industries, enterprises and a high employment rate. Many industries are based in the region, giving rise to the concept of a ''

Gnosjö Spirit Gnosjö is a locality and the seat of Gnosjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,326 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 9,600. In business management, Gnosjö is known for the Gnosjö SpiritKarlsson, C ., Larsson, J. (199 ...

'' (Swedish: ''Gnosjöanda'') that prevails in the area.

External links

gnosjoregion.se, Official page
In Swedish, English and German

Published material

In English: * ''The Spirit of Gnosjö - The Grand Narrative and Beyond'', Caroline Wigren In Swedish: * ''Därför lyckas Gnosjö - Bygden som blivit ett begrepp'', Ola Gummesson * ''Gnosjöandan - myt eller verklighet'', Birgitta Wendeberg * ''I skuggan av Gnosjöandan'', Eva Londos {{DEFAULTSORT:Gnosjo region Småland Jönköping County