Country Sweden Seat Växjö ISO 3166 code SE Municipal code 0780 Established 1971 | County Kronoberg County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.vaxjo.se Province Småland Clubs and Teams Växjö Lakers, Växjö HC | |
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Colleges and Universities Linnaeus University, Linnéuniversitetet Polisutbildningen Points of interest Smålands museum, Kronoberg Castle, Utvandrarnas Hus, Växjö Lake, Växjö Cathedral | ||
Växjö Municipality (Växjö kommun) is a municipality in Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where Växjö is the seat.
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The municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the City of Växjö with the surrounding municipalities. The number of original local government entities (as of 1863) included in the present municipality is 29.
Localities
There are 12 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in the City of Växjö.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2006. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
Växjö Municipality has a long-term and strategic environmental and climate work. Växjö has a goal to become Fossil Fuel Free and the result to 2015 compared to 1993 is a reduction of fossil carbon dioxide emissions per inhabitant by 54 percent. Växjö Municipality has got two international awards in 2007 and international media says Växjö is the Greenest City in Europe.
Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with:
Industry
Largest employers in the municipality:
- Växjö Municipality 7,400
- Kronoberg County Administrative Board 4,000
- Linnaeus University 1,000
- Volvo Construction Equipment 800
- SAAB/Combitech 340
- Atea 300
- Alstom Power 300
- Visma SPCS 300
- Rottne Industri AB 250
- Södra Skogsägarna 230
- Getinge Disinfection 230
- Boss Media 210
- Staples Sweden (TG Skrivab) 210
- Coop Dagligvaruhandel 210
- Skanska 200
- Wexiodisk 185
(as of 2010-12-15: [1])