Tranås () is a

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and the seat of

Tranås Municipality Tranås Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town Tranås is seat. The original entity ''Tranås'' was detached from the rural municipality ''Säby'' as a market town (''kö ...

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with 14,197 inhabitants in 2010.

Overview

It is close to the lake

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in the north of

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. 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
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(European Furniture Group) an
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The company

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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

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, speedway racer * Simon Holmström, ice hockey player * Lennart Hyland, television host * Lena Larsson, interior designer * Dénis Lindbohm, author * David Lingmerth, professional golfer * Magnus Svensson, professional ice hockey player

References

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