Gnosjö Municipality
Gnosjö Municipality (Gnosjö kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden where the town Gnosjö is seat.
Gnosjö Municipality
Gnosjö kommun | |
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Municipality | |
Gnosjö Railway Station | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 57°22′N 13°44′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Jönköping County |
| Seat | Gnosjö |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kristine Hästmark (M) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 450.05 km2 (173.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 420.58 km2 (162.39 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.47 km2 (11.38 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
| • Total | 9,246 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Småland |
| Municipal code | 0617 |
| Website | www.gnosjo.se |
The Swedish local government reform of 1952 formed this municipality out if five former entities, and it has not been amalgamated with others since then.
About half of the municipal population live in Gnosjö town, the rest is spread between smaller localities, and rural areas.
Gnosjö is referred to as the centre of the Gnosjö region which is an area of enterprising small industries, driven by the distinctive "Gnosjö Spirit". Despite its small size of some 1,100 people at the time, it had been the subject of a book describing its customs and locals in 1906 (F.J.E. Eneström: Gnosjöboarna, deras hemslöjd, seder och lefnadssätt).
The landscape is dominated by forests. The rural areas offer good possibilities for wildlife, canoeing, fishing, hiking, etc. The Store Mosse is a national park consisting of the largest boggy ground (in Sweden) south of Lapland.
Near Hillerstorp is a small but nationally renowned amusement park called High Chaparral offering Wild West experiences. There is, in Gnosjö town, a small museum of the local industrial history, in this case a mechanical workshop.