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Värnamo
Sign in to saveVärnamo (), historically known as Wernamo, is a town in Jönköping County in the south of Sweden. It is situated on the river Lagan just north of the lake Vidöstern. It is the seat of Värnamo Municipality and has 19,822 inhabitants as of 31 December 2020. The name comes from old Swedish värn (sconce) and mo (sandy flat land).
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Vinony's link graph records 233 inbound references to Värnamo, and connects out to Lagan, stad and United Kingdom.
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Vinony files it under Finnveden, Municipal seats of Jönköping County and Populated places in Värnamo Municipality.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Värnamo
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- sv
- Settlement.other_name
- Wernamo (historic)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.etymology
- from old Swedish värn (sconce) and mo (sandy flat land)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sweden#Sweden Jönköping#Europe
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Location of Värnamo on a ma
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Småland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jönköping County
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Värnamo Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Lydköping
- Settlement.established_date
- 1620
- Settlement.established_title1
- Friköping
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Värnamo
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Värnamo Municipality
- Population
- 13173
- Area
- 1245
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Lagan
- Capital of
- Värnamo Municipality
- Image
- Värnamo Marktplatz.JPG
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- Värnamo
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Värnamo (), historically known as Wernamo, is a town in Jönköping County in the south of Sweden. It is situated on the river Lagan just north of the lake Vidöstern. It is the seat of Värnamo Municipality and has 19,822 inhabitants as of 31 December 2020. The name comes from old Swedish värn (sconce) and mo (sandy flat land).
==History==
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