Tranemo Municipality

Tranemo Municipality (Tranemo kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Tranemo.

Tranemo Municipality

Tranemo kommun
Tranemo municipal offices
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatTranemo
Area
  Total778.48 km2 (300.57 sq mi)
  Land741.27 km2 (286.21 sq mi)
  Water37.21 km2 (14.37 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
  Total11,936
  Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1452
Websitewww.tranemo.se

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, granted in 1975, show a crane with a glass blowing 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:

References

  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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