Huskvarna

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Huskvarna
View over Huskvarna
View over Huskvarna
Coat of arms of Huskvarna
Coat of arms
Huskvarna is located in Sweden
Huskvarna
Huskvarna
Coordinates: 57°48′N 14°16′E / 57.800°N 14.267°E / 57.800; 14.267
CountrySweden
MunicipalityJönköping Municipality
CountyJönköping County
ProvinceSmåland
Population
 • Total24,058
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Huskvarna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhʉ̂ːsˌkvɑːɳa] (About this soundlisten); formerly spelled Husqvarna) constitutes the eastern part of Jönköping, a city in the Swedish province of Småland, and has a population of about 24,000.[1] The distance to central Jönköping is about 5 km.[citation needed] The name Huskvarna translates to House Mill.[2]

Between 1911 and 1970, it was a city municipality of its own. It geographically grew together with Jönköping in the 1950s. Since the local government reform in 1971, it is administratively within Jönköping Municipality.

History[]

A royal rifle manufacturer was established in Husqvarna, as it was originally spelled, in 1689, and lasted until 1757, when it was sold to private owners.[3] It continued to supply the Swedish and Norwegian armies with rifles (for example, in 1870, some 10,000 rifles were finished), but the company later switched to the production of sewing machines and bicycles. Today, it is known as Husqvarna AB, an internationally known company with a variety of products.[citation needed]

Coat of arms[]

The arms (1911) depict rifles and their ignition.

Sport[]

The International Floorball Federation was founded in Huskvarna in 1986.[4]

Notable residents[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ "Befolkningsstatistik". Jönköpings Kommun. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ Tod Rafferty (27 November 2017). "The Early History of Husqvarna Motorcycles". Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. ^ "Husqvarnas Historia". Husqvarna Museum. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ IFF Today and History in short

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Coordinates: 57°48′N 14°16′E / 57.800°N 14.267°E / 57.800; 14.267

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