Vaggeryd (municipality)

Vaggeryd municipality
coat of arms Location in Jönköpings län
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Jönköpings län
Historical Province (landskap):	Småland
Main place:	Vaggeryd and Skillingaryd
SCB code:	0665
Residents :	14,275 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	858.2 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	16.6 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.vaggeryd.se
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Coordinates: 57 ° 30 ′  N , 14 ° 9 ′  O Vaggeryd is a municipality ( Swedish : kommun ) in the Swedish province of Jönköpings län and the historic province of Småland . The municipality has two main towns, Vaggeryd and Skillingaryd .

Other notable places are Åker, Bondstorp, Byarum, Hok and Klevshult. The community is about 30 kilometers south of Jönköping . The European route 4 and the Halmstad - Nässjö railway line run through the municipality .

geography

The municipality is located in the southern Swedish highlands and the municipality is mainly covered by forest. The forestry use is made more difficult by numerous wetlands. In the south of the municipality is the northern branch of the Store Mosse National Park .

economy

Vaggeryd is a strong industrial community. Above all, Skillingaryd and Vaggeryd are home to numerous industrial companies.

Web links

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

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1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)