Tranemo Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Tranemo kommun


county=Västra Götaland County
province=Västergötland
capital=Tranemo


arearank=144th
area=781.62
arealand=744.35
populationrank=189th
population=11,742
densityrank=198th
populationdensity=15.8
website=http://www.tranemo.se/
footnotes=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.

Localities

Localities in Tranemo Municipality with population numbers from 2004-06:
*Tranemo 3,205
*Limmared 1,445
*Länghem 1,178
*Dalstorp 824
*Grimsås 779
*Ambjörnarp 310
*Ljungsarp 274
*Uddebo 263
*Sjötofta 239
*Nittorp 211

External links

* [http://www.tranemo.se Tranemo Municipality] - Official site