Huskvarna




Place in Jönköping Municipality, Sweden




































Huskvarna

View over Huskvarna
View over Huskvarna


Coat of arms of Huskvarna
Coat of arms



Huskvarna is located in Sweden

Huskvarna

Huskvarna




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Huskvarna is located in Jönköping

Huskvarna

Huskvarna




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Coordinates: 57°48′N 14°16′E / 57.800°N 14.267°E / 57.800; 14.267
Country Sweden
Municipality Jönköping Municipality
County Jönköping County
Province Småland
Population

 • Total 21,500
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)

Huskvarna (Swedish pronunciation: [²hʉːsˌkvɑːɲa] (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 21,500.[citation needed] The distance to central Jönköping is about 5 km.[citation needed]


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




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Coat of arms


  • 3 Sport


  • 4 Notable residents


  • 5 Notes and references


  • 6 See also


  • 7 External links





History


A royal rifle manufacturer was established in then Husqvarna in 1680 and lasted until 1757, when it was sold to private owners. 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 over 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. It became obsolete in 1971.[citation needed]



Sport


International Floorball Federation was founded in Huskvarna 1986.[1]



Notable residents




  • Mona Johannesson, Swedish model


  • Denni Avdić, association football player


  • Emma Sjöberg , Swedish top model. Married to Hans Wiklund



Notes and references





  1. ^ IFF Today and History in short




See also



  • Husqvarna (disambiguation)


  • Husqvarna AB, the company



External links








  • Huskvarna From official municipal website


  • (in Swedish) article Huskvarna from Nordisk familjebok


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







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