Gnosjö Municipality

Gnosjö Municipality (Gnosjö kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden where the town Gnosjö is seat.

Gnosjö Municipality
Gnosjö kommun
Municipality
Gnosjö Railway Station
Gnosjö Railway Station
Coat of arms of Gnosjö Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°22′N 13°44′E
CountrySweden
CountyJönköping County
SeatGnosjö
Government
 • MayorKristine Hästmark (M)
Area
[1]
 • Total450.05 km2 (173.77 sq mi)
 • Land420.58 km2 (162.39 sq mi)
 • Water29.47 km2 (11.38 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total9,570
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0617
Websitewww.gnosjo.se

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 Store Mosse is a national park consisting of the largest boggy ground (in Sweden) south of Lapland.

Near Hillerstorp is a small but nationally renowned amusement park called High Chaparral offering Wild West experiences. There is, in Gnosjö town, a small museum of the local industrial history, in this case a mechanical workshop.

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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Gnosjö6,364
2Hillerstorp1,806
3Kulltorp327
4Nissafors313
5Törestorp233
6Marieholm218
7Åsenhöga200

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. article Gnosjö from Nordisk Familjebok, 1908
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