Tranemo Municipality

Tranemo Municipality (Tranemo kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Tranemo.

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.

Localities
Localities in Tranemo Municipality wi population nummers frae 2004-06:
Tranemo 	3,205 
Limmared 	1,445
Länghem 	1,178
Dalstorp 	824
Grimsås 	779
Ambjörnarp 310
Ljungsarp 	274
Uddebo 	263
Sjötofta 	239
Nittorp 	211

References

Freemit airtins
Tranemo Municipality - Offeecial steid

Category:Municipalities o Västra Götaland Coonty
Category:Sooth Älvsborg