Tranemo Municipality

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Tranemo Municipality (Kommun)

Tranemo in southern V. G. County Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Tranemo
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	County	Västra Götaland County
	Province	Västergötland
	Area Rank	744 km² 132nd of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	11,894 x of 290
	Density	16/km²

Tranemo Municipality is located in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Tranemo.

The municipality came into existence with the municipal reform in the early 1970s. The name comes from the bird Trana, which means crane.

The coat of arms granted in 1975 show the crane with a glass blowing beldge. Glass blowing is an old industry in the municipality, with the first glass blower established in 1741.

[edit] Urban areas

Urban areas in Tranemo municipality with population numbers from 2004-06:

• Tranemo 3205
• Limmared 1775
• Länghem 1178
• Dalstorp 824
• Grimsås 779
• Ambjörnarp 310
• Ljungsarp 274
• Uddebo 263
• Sjötofta 239
• Nittorp 211
• Ölsremma 143
• Hulared 75
• Månstad 61

[edit] See also

• Municipalities of Sweden

[edit] External links

• Tranemo - Official site

Municipalities in Västra Götaland County

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