Gnosjö Municipality
Gnosjö Municipality
Gnosjö kommun | ||
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 Gnosjö Railway Station | ||
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Municipal code 0617 | | |
| Website | www.gnosjo.se | |
Gnosjö Municipality (Gnosjö kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden where the town Gnosjö is seat.
The Swedish local government reform of 1952 formed this municipality out if five former entities, and it has not been amalgamated with others since then.
About half of the municipal population live in Gnosjö town, the rest is spread between smaller localities, and rural areas.
Gnosjö is referred to as the centre of the Gnosjö region which is an area of enterprising small industries, driven by the distinctive "Gnosjö Spirit". Despite its small size of some 1,100 people at the time, it had been the subject of a book describing its customs and locals in 1906 (F.J.E. Eneström: Gnosjöboarna, deras hemslöjd, seder och lefnadssätt).[3]
The landscape is dominated by forests. The rural areas offer good possibilities for wildlife, canoeing, fishing, hiking, etc. The
Near Hillerstorp is a small but nationally renowned amusement park called
Localities
There are seven urban areas (also called localities, Swedish: tätorter) in Gnosjö Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Gnosjö | 6,364 |
| 2 | Hillerstorp | 1,806 |
| 3 | Kulltorp | 327 |
| 4 | Nissafors | 313 |
| 5 | Törestorp | 233 |
| 6 | Marieholm | 218 |
| 7 | Åsenhöga | 200 |
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Gnosjö Municipality's electoral districts in the
In total there were 8,560 inhabitants, including 6,831 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 36.1% voted for the left coalition and 63.2% for the right coalition.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK
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Degree |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Gnosjö N | 1,248 | 883 | 38.4 | 60.9 | 84 | 65 | 35 | 26,584 | 25 |
| Gnosjö V | 2,103 | 1,428 | 41.4 | 57.2 | 77 | 49 | 51 | 23,871 | 23 |
| Gnosjö Ö | 1,571 | 1,213 | 33.6 | 66.0 | 88 | 69 | 31 | 25,750 | 25 |
| Kulltorp | 1,189 | 854 | 24.9 | 74.2 | 89 | 84 | 16 | 27,257 | 21 |
| Kävsjö | 2,067 | 1,452 | 38.7 | 60.9 | 83 | 62 | 38 | 25,899 | 25 |
| Åsenhöga-Källeryd | 1,382 | 1,001 | 36.7 | 62.8 | 86 | 81 | 19 | 26,637 | 31 |
| Source: SVT[4] | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- Nordisk Familjebok, 1908
- ^ SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links
Media related to Gnosjö Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Gnosjö Municipality - Official site
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