Tranemo Municipality

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Tranemo kommun
County Västra Götaland County
Province Västergötland
Seat Tranemo
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area		 144th of 290
781.62 km²
744.35 km²
Population
 • Total
 189th of 290
11,742 inhabitants
Density
 • Total		 198th of 290
15.8 inhabitants/km²
Website http://www.tranemo.se/
Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Tranemo Municipality (Tranemo kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. 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, granted in 1975, show a crane with a glass blowing beldge. Glass blowing is an old industry in the municipality, with the first glass blower established in 1741.

[edit] Localities

Localities in Tranemo Municipality with population numbers from 2004-06:

  • Tranemo 3,205
  • Limmared 1,775
  • Länghem 1,178
  • Dalstorp 824
  • Grimsås 779
  • Ambjörnarp 310
  • Ljungsarp 274
  • Uddebo 263
  • Sjötofta 239
  • Nittorp 211

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Localities in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Localities:
Ambjörnarp  · Dalstorp  · Grimsås  · Limmared  · Ljungsarp  · Länghem  · Rosenlund  · Sjötofta  · Tranemo (seat)  · Uddebo