Limmared Explained

Official Name:Limmared
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tranemo Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västra Götaland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Västergötland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.46
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:1,412
Population Density Km2:966
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.5333°N 34°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cfb

Limmared is a locality situated in Tranemo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,412 inhabitants in 2010.

Points of interest

Limmareds glasbruk, Sweden's oldest functioning glassworks is located in Limmared. It was founded in 1740.[2] Its most famous product is Absolute Vodka bottle.[3]

The remains of, an old medieval fort, are located north to Limmared.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. Book: Sverige: geografisk, topografisk, statistik beskrifning under medverkan af flera författare. 1921. Wahlström & Widstrand.
  3. News: Ström . Viktor . Absolut vill dubbla vodkan . 6 July 2010 . . 1 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619120109/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/ekonomi/article903450/Absolut-vill-dubbla-vodkan.html . 19 June 2010 .