Tranås () is a

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and the seat of

Tranås Municipality Tranås Municipality (''Tranås kommun'') is a municipality in Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or ''län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, ...

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 ...

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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 f ...

. 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 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

* Dénis Lindbohm, author * Ove Fundin, 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 beg ...

, 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 unquesti ...

, television host

References

Municipal seats of Jönköping County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Jönköping County Populated places in Tranås Municipality {{Jönköping-geo-stub