Tranemo Municipality (''Tranemo kommun'') is a
municipality
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 go ...
in
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...
in western
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 ...
. 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
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
, granted in 1975, show a crane with a
glass blowing
Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble (or parison) with the aid of a blowpipe (or blow tube). A person who blows glass is called a ''glassblower'', ''glassmith'', or ''gaffer''. A '' lampworke ...
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:
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Tranemo 3,205
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Limmared
Limmared 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 King ...
1,445
*
Länghem
Länghem 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 King ...
1,178
*
Dalstorp 824
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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
Popu ...
779
*
Ambjörnarp 310
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Ljungsarp 274
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Uddebo 263
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Sjötofta 239
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Nittorp 211
References
External links
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Tranemo Municipality- Official site
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Municipalities of Västra Götaland County
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