Huskvarna
Encyclopedia
Huskvarna constitutes the eastern part of Jönköping
, the municipal seat of Jönköping Municipality
, Sweden
and has a population of about 21,500. The distance to central Jönköping is about 5 km.
Between 1911 and 1970 it used to be a city municipality of its own. It grew geographically together with Jönköping already in the 1950s. Since the local government reform in 1971 it is also administratively in Jönköping Municipality.
manufacturer was established in Huskvarna 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 machine
s and bicycles. Today, it is known as Husqvarna
(it never changed the old spelling), an internationally known company with a variety of products.
Jönköping
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, the municipal seat of Jönköping Municipality
Jönköping Municipality
Jönköping Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. The city Jönköping is the municipal seat. The municipality is situated by the southern end of lake Vättern.-Historical background:...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and has a population of about 21,500. The distance to central Jönköping is about 5 km.
Between 1911 and 1970 it used to be a city municipality of its own. It grew geographically together with Jönköping already in the 1950s. Since the local government reform in 1971 it is also administratively in Jönköping Municipality.
History
A royal rifleRifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
manufacturer was established in Huskvarna 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 machine
Sewing machine
A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric, cards and other material together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies...
s and bicycles. Today, it is known as Husqvarna
Husqvarna
Husqvarna , originally a military arsenal founded in 1689 to produce muskets for the Swedish Army.The company Husqvarna has since grown, and its production has changed from weapons, sewing machines, kitchen equipment, bicycles and motorcycles to lawn mowers, chainsaws and construction products. The...
(it never changed the old spelling), an internationally known company with a variety of products.
Notable residents
- Mona JohannessonMona JohannessonMona Johannesson is a Swedish model. In Sweden, she is considered on one of the top models in the country....
, Swedish model - Denni AvdićDenni AvdicDenni Avdić is a Swedish footballer who plays for Werder Bremen as a striker. He grew up in Huskvarna, where he played for Husqvarna FF. He has played one game for the Sweden national football team....
, football or soccer-player
External links
- Huskvarna From official municipal website article Huskvarna from Nordisk familjebokNordisk familjebokNordisk familjebok is a Swedish encyclopedia, published between 1876 and 1957.- History :The first edition was published in 20 volumes between 1876 and 1899. The first edition is known as the "Iðunn edition" because of the picture of Iðunn on the cover...