Tranås Municipality Facts for Kids

Tranås Municipality (Tranås kommun) is a special area in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. It is like a local government area. The main town and center of this municipality is Tranås.

The town of Tranås started as a "market town" (a place where people could trade goods) in 1882. It became a full "city" in 1919. Later, in 1951, the nearby rural area called Säby joined Tranås. Then, in 1967, Linderås also became part of Tranås. In 1971, all the different types of local areas in Sweden became "municipalities" (like a single type of local government), and Tranås became one of these.

Tranås was once famous for making things from fur. However, this industry is not very active there anymore.

Towns and Villages in Tranås
People and Population
Culture and Music
Sports Teams
Education
Local News
Famous People from Tranås
Images for kids
See also

Towns and Villages in Tranås

There are three main urban areas (also called localities or tätorter) in Tranås Municipality. These are places where many people live close together.

The table below shows these areas. They are listed by how many people lived there on December 31, 2005. The main town of the municipality is shown in bold.

#	Locality	Population
1	Tranås	14,017
2	Sommen	789
3	Gripenberg	282

People and Population

This section shares information about the people living in Tranås Municipality. This data comes from the 2022 Swedish general election. It was collected by SCB, which is Sweden's official statistics agency.

In total, 18,854 people lived in Tranås Municipality. Out of these, 14,204 were Swedish citizens old enough to vote. When people voted in 2022, 47.1% voted for the left-leaning political groups. And 51.8% voted for the right-leaning political groups.

Culture and Music

Music is a big part of life in Tranås. Many bands have come from here, like Rövsvett, El Scorschos, The Trick, and Feel Flows. Tranås even won a national award once for being the "music municipal of the year."

Today, one of the most well-known bands from Tranås is The Bombdolls. They are a punk rock band that often plays concerts in Sweden and Germany.

Tranås also has a symphonic wind orchestra called Tranås Musikkår. It started in 1934 and has about 50 members. Their ages range from 15 to 90 years old!

Sports Teams

Tranås Municipality has several sports teams:

Tranås FF is the city's football (soccer) team.
Tranås Bois has played in the top bandy league, called allsvenskan.
Tranås AIF is the city's main ice hockey team. They currently play in Division one.
Tranås Baseboll is the city's baseball team.
Tranås Golfklubb is the city's golf club. It has a well-known golf course.

Education

Tranås has good places for learning:

Tranås Utbildningscentrum is a center for higher education and learning professional skills.
Holavedsskolan is a gymnasium, which is a type of high school in Sweden. Its name comes from Holaveden, a forest that marks the border between Småland and Östergötland.

Local News

People in Tranås can read about local news in these magazines:

Tranås-Posten
Tranås Tidning

Famous People from Tranås

Many notable people were born or grew up in Tranås:

Lennart Hyland: A very famous sports commentator and host for many radio and TV shows.
Ove Fundin: A world champion in speedway racing.
Johanna Westman: A TV host for SVT. She also writes cookbooks and children's books.
Richard Carlsohn: A performer in musical theatre.
Magnus Svensson: He is considered the best hockey player from Tranås. He played hundreds of games for Sweden's national team, Tre Kronor. He was the top goal scorer in the 1994 World Cup and won an Olympic gold medal in 1994. He played most of his career for Leksands IF and also played a few seasons in the NHL with the Florida Panthers.
David Lingmerth: A professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.