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Växjö [˘vɛkʃøː] is a city and municipality in Kronoberg County, in southern Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 1674 km². Total population was 75 848, 37 900 men, and 37 948 women on Dec 31, 2003. The population density was 45 inhabitants per km². This is a list of cities, towns, and market towns (köpings) in Sweden, that held their town privileges (Stadsprivilegium) by Royal Charter or by being established since ancient times. ...
The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ...
Kronoberg County, or Kronobergs län, is a County or län in southern Sweden. ...
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History
The city's name is belived to be constructed by the words "väg" (road) and "sjö" (lake), meaning the road over the frozen Växjö lake that farmers took in the winter to get to the market place that later became the city.
Växjö received its city charter in 1342, but was an important market and commercial centre already at the pass of the first millennium. In the 12th century the construction of Växjö Cathedral was begun and hence Växjö grew to become an important religious centre in the Diocese of Växjö. This also led to the creation of other institutions such as Växjö Old Lyceum, one of Sweden's oldest educational institutions with Carolus Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy, as one of its students.-1...
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A painting of Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné listen?, and who wrote under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus ( May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish scientist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ...
Taxonomy (from Greek ταξινομία from the words taxis = order and nomos = law) may refer to either a hierarchical classification of things, or the principles underlying the classification. ...
Today, Växjö is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County and central Småland or Smalandia. It is home to Växjö University with 14.000 students (2004) and industries such as Alstom and Aerotech Telub. Växjö houses Swedens only glass museum [1] (http://www.smalandsmuseum.se/engelsk.html) and is the capital of the "Kingdom of Crystal" [2] (http://www.glasriket.se/Valkom/V_RamE.htm) and the "Kingdom of Furniture" [3] (http://www.lammhult.se). The Swedish Emigrant Institute [4] (http://www.swemi.nu/eng/) was established in 1965 by the governor Gunnar Helén and resides since then in the House of Emigrants near the Växjö lake in the heart of the city. It contains archives, library, museum, and a research center relating to the period between 1846 and 1930 when 1.3 million (about 20%) of the Swedish population emigrated, most of them to USA . Småland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden. ...
Smalandia (Småland, literally Small Countries) is a historical Province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ...
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Notable natives Karl-Birger Blomdahl (October 19, 1916 - June 14, 1968) was a Swedish composer and conductor born in Växjö. He was educated in biochemistry, but was primarily active in music and by his experimental compositions he became one of the big names in Swedish modernism. ...
Carolina Evelyn Klüft (born February 2, 1983 in Borås) is a Swedish athlete competing in heptathlon. ...
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Pär Lagerkvist ( May 23, 1891 – July 11, 1974) was a Swedish author who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1951. ...
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Christina Nilsson (1843-1921), Swedish soprano of world fame. ...
Mats Wilander, born August 22, 1964 in Växjö (Sweden), is a tennis player having won seven Grand Slam titles (Australian Open in 1983, 1984 and 1988, French Open in 1982, 1985 and 1988, and US Open in 1988) and three (?) Davis Cup finals. ...
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See also This is a list of Governors for Kronoberg County of Sweden, from 1634 to present. ...
External links - Växjö (http://www.vaxjo.se/) - Official site
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