Tranemo Municipality
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Tranemo Municipality (Tranemo kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Tranemo.
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Tranemo Municipality Tranemo kommun | |
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Kintra | Swaden |
Coonty | Västra Götaland Coonty |
Seat | Tranemo |
Area | |
• Total | 778.48 km2 (300.57 sq mi) |
• Laund | 741.27 km2 (286.21 sq mi) |
• Water | 37.21 km2 (14.37 sq mi) |
Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 11,937 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Västergötland |
Municipal code | 1452 |
Website | www.tranemo.se |
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Thare are twal oreginal municipal units (as o 1863) in the aurie. The municipal reform o 1952 creatit fower lairger entities. The next reform wis implementit in twa steps wi amalgamations takkin place in 1967 an 1974, leadin tae the present municipality.
The name comes frae the bird Trana, which means crane.
The coat o airms, grantit in 1975, show a crane wi a glass blowin beldge. Glass blowin is an auld industry in the municipality, wi the first glass blower established in 1741.