Tranås () is a
locality
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and the seat of
Tranås Municipality
Tranås Municipality (''Tranås kommun'') is a 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'') ...
,
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 ...
,
Sweden
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with 14,197 inhabitants in 2010.
Overview
It is close to the lake
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 ...
in the north of
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 fo ...
. 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 ar
StrömsholmenPastejköketOEMEFG(European Furniture Group) an
IVT
The company
Stiga
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was founded by Stig Hjelmquist in Tranås 1934.
Since 2005 there is free bus service in the central part of town.
The town is also the home of Wood House, a major table tennis blade manufacturing facility
Notable people
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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 ...
, author
*
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 Champ ...
, speedway racer
*
Magnus Svensson, professional ice hockey player
*
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 be ...
, professional golfer
*
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 unquestio ...
, television host
References
Municipal seats of Jönköping County
Swedish municipal seats
Populated places in Jönköping County
Populated places in Tranås Municipality
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