Vaxjo

This article covers the place Växjö; for the Swedish municipality of Växjö see Växjö (municipality) .

Vaxjo
Vaxjo
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Kronobergs län
Historical Province (landskap):	Småland
Municipality  :	Vaxjo
Coordinates :	56 ° 53 '  N , 14 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 53 '  N , 14 ° 48'  E
SCB code :	2024
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	65,383 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	35.41 km²
Population density :	1846 inhabitants / km²
Height :	167  m ö.h.
Telephone code :	(+46) 470
Postal code :	350 03 - 359 99
List of perpetrators in Kronobergs län

Växjö [ ˈvɛkːˌɧøː ] is a university town in southern Sweden . The residential city is located in the historical province of Småland and is the capital of the province of Kronobergs län . Växjö is also the capital of the municipality of the same name and is considered the capital of the so-called " Kingdom of Glass ".

Until the beginning of the 20th century the common spelling of the city was Wäxiö .

geography

Växjö lies at the intersection of two lakes . The name probably originated from the Swedish words väg (way) and sjö (lake), since in winter the farmers came to the market across the frozen lake. The city is located in Värend , one of the many small countries in Småland, which, together with Njudung and Finnveden, was one of the larger ones. Värend corresponds roughly to the eastern two thirds of today's Kronoberg län . Helgasjön , north of the city, is one of the largest lakes in southern Sweden.

history

Växjö was already trading in the Iron Age . According to the Siegfried legend , the English missionary Sigfrid was the first Christian missionary to come to Värend and built the very first Värends church in Växjö. In 1170 this led to Växjö becoming a bishopric and henceforth a destination for many pilgrims . The city received city ​​rights on February 13, 1342 from King Magnus Eriksson . There is evidence that there was a settlement at this point as early as the 11th century. Due to its location on the old border between Denmark and Sweden, the city was often devastated. B. 1276, 1570 and 1612, but could also benefit from border trade. The wooden town of Växjö burned down several times, including in 1799, 1838 and 1843.

View of the tower facade of the cathedral

View of Teleborg Castle

tourism

In addition to extensive boat excursions, there are bike tours and hikes, visits to glass factories and castles. This branch of industry benefits from a wide range of accommodation.

The fact that the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair flies to Växjö / Kronoberg airport from Weeze on the Lower Rhine also offers tourists a new way of getting there. In addition, the Swedish airline Flysmåland has recently started flying from Berlin-Tegel and Kaunas (Lithuania) to Växjö.

Attractions

The city center is dominated by the 14th century cathedral , which has been extensively restored several times over the centuries. There is a rune stone on its east side . Linné Park extends south of the cathedral . There are several museums in Växjö , including the Utvandrarnas Hus , which documents the Swedish emigration in the 19th century , and the Swedish Glass Museum (part of Smålands Museum). Teleborg Castle, located on the university campus, is located in the Teleborg district , a historic building from 1900. The Kronoberg Castle ruins , five kilometers north of the city , are also worth seeing .

economy

Växjö is the central shopping town and forms the administrative center of the region with the provincial administration and the bishopric. The University of Växjö also created jobs in the academic field. The glass industry is represented by the glass research institute Glafo . Due to the location in wooded areas, forestry was once an important industry. This is made clear by the headquarters of Södra Skogsägarna , an association of forest owners in Götaland . The airline Flysmåland is based in Växjö. Since 1993 the city has reduced its CO ₂ emissions by around 30% and has thus taken on a pioneering role in Sweden.

education

The University of Växjö merged with the Kalmar University of Applied Sciences to form Linné University in 2010 . The university continues to operate a campus in Växjö. The largest wooden house in Sweden is on campus.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

The following famous personalities were born in Växjö and the surrounding area:

• Jonas Björkman , tennis player
• Karl-Birger Blomdahl , composer
• Nina Canell , sculptor and installation artist
• Tom Englén , beach volleyball player
• Pär Gerell , table tennis player
• Carl-Henrik Heldin , molecular biologist
• Johan Hörlén , jazz musician
• Stefan Johansson , racing car driver
• Jonas Jonasson , writer
• Jonas Källman , handball player
• Perseus Karlström , walker
• Pär Lagerkvist , author and winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Otto Lindblad , composer
• Agi Yngve Ivar Lindgren (1908–1988), teacher, professor of German studies and medical historian, was born in Braås 30 km outside the city
• Kristina Nilsson , soprano, was born in Vederslöv 15 km outside the city
• Fredrik Peterson , beach volleyball player
• Christian Quadflieg , German actor
• Thomas Ravelli , soccer player
• Ulf Wallin , violinist
• Mats Wilander , tennis player, born in Moheda 20 km outside the city
• Therese Willstedt (* 1984), director and choreographer
• Björn Werdenheim , racing car driver
• Anton Zetterholm , musical actor

The members of the following rock and pop bands come from Växjö:

• Bullet
• The Ark
• Melody Club

Personalities who have worked in the city

• Alfred Gustaf Ahlqvist , Swedish historian
• Carl von Linné , attended grammar school here
• Esaias Tegnér (1782–1846)
• Carolina Klüft
• Ragnar Skanåker , seven-time Olympian in sport shooting
• Henning Mankell was theater director and general manager of Kronbergs Theater in Växjö in the 1980s

Twin cities

Växjö lists the following nine town partnerships :

city	country	since
Aabenraa	Syddanmark, Denmark
Almere	Flevoland, Netherlands	1999
Duluth	Minnesota, United States	1987
Kaunas	Lithuania	1990
Lancaster	England, UK	1996
Lohja	Finland
Pobiedziska	Greater Poland, Poland	1991
Ringerike	Viken, Norway
Schwerin	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany	1997
Skagastrond	Iceland

Web links

Commons : Växjö  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Växjö  - travel guide

Wiktionary: Växjö  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• vaxjo.se , official website
• Page about the cathedral

supporting documents

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
2. ↑ Terry Slavin: What can the world learn from Växjö, Europe's self-styled greenest City? theguardian.com, November 25, 2015, accessed November 25, 2015
3. ^ This is Linnaeus University. In: LNU.se (English).
4. ^ Vanorter. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 3, 2016 ; accessed on October 3, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.