Vetlanda

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Vetlanda
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Vetlanda
Vetlanda
Localization of Jönköping in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Jönköpings län
Historical Province (landskap): Småland
Municipality  : Vetlanda
Coordinates : 57 ° 26 '  N , 15 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 26 '  N , 15 ° 5'  E
SCB code : 1724
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 13,430 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 10.78 km²
Population density : 1246 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Jönköpings län

Vetlanda (formerly Hvetlanda ) is a town in the Swedish province of Jönköpings län and the historic province of Småland . The place is the main town of the municipality of the same name .

history

Around the year 1000 a settlement developed here, which was of regional importance as a place for markets and for meetings of the judiciary. The town charter was Vetlanda at the beginning of 1920. In the 1960s, many wooden houses that have shaped the look of the place until then were demolished as part of a so-called "rehabilitation". For a long time Vetlanda was a railway junction, but today there is only one freight line and the connection to Nässjö .

In 1974 the new town house was inaugurated. The building aroused strong discussions among the population because it was built in a modern style and was then nicknamed the Tower of Babel . The largest economic area of ​​the place is the wood processing industry.

traffic

Vetlanda used to be a small railway junction, where the Sävsjö – Målilla and Sävsjöström – Nässjö Järnväg lines met.

Personalities

Born in Vetlanda:

The Swedish author Lisbeth Pahnke , married Airosto, (* 1945) lives in Vetlanda.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)