Skillingaryd
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Skillingaryd is a locality
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...

 situated in Vaggeryd Municipality
Vaggeryd Municipality
Vaggeryd Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County in southern Sweden. The town Skillingaryd is together with Vaggeryd the seat of the municipality...

, Jönköping County
Jönköping County
Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :...

, Sweden
Sweden
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 with 3,808 inhabitants in 2005. Together with Vaggeryd
Vaggeryd
Vaggeryd is a locality situated in Vaggeryd Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,688 inhabitants in 2005. Together with Skillingaryd it is the seat of the municipality.Vaggeryd is situated about 10 km north of its co-municipal seat Skillingaryd...

 the seat of Vaggeryd Municipality
Vaggeryd Municipality
Vaggeryd Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County in southern Sweden. The town Skillingaryd is together with Vaggeryd the seat of the municipality...

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Skillingaryd is an old industrial town with many large companies Thor Ahlgren AB, Kinnarps, Krahners, presso, Skillmech, Stilexo, Stack Hydraulic and Mechanical Uppåkra AB. The town lies on the railway line Halmstad Nässjö, formerly part of the Halmstad-Nässjö Railways, HNJ. Skillingaryd is also known for Skillingaryd firing range, which still works as a military firing and training ground. Skillingaryd also associated with the Skillingaryd ointment http://www.skillingarydsalvan.se/about.asp?lang=Eng

Carpentry: When you walk through the city is struck by the abundance of carpentry. Many old houses have been preserved, lots of open porches with ornate design details that are treasured still today and handled with gentle hands. Beautiful iron roofs and old gates are found mainly in the older parts of Skillingaryd.

Military: The Western Camp and military museum has been used for militatry marching exercises since the 1680s. The heath goes right up to the edge of Main Street and along streets lined with foliage you glimpse the vast moors and the beautiful wooden houses in the Western camp. Still today, the area is used for military purposes.

Coffee Street: Just north of the western camp, you find the historic environment along Coffee Street. The Militayr often took their Coffee breaks here and, as the street name reveals, this embossed business on Coffee Street from the turn of the century until 1940 - and 1950s. Several of the picturesque houses have been preserved and demonstrate how care and knowledge can retain a historic exciting living environment.

The municipal hall Skillingehus is the home of the central administration of the municipality, but some services are in Vaggeryd
Vaggeryd
Vaggeryd is a locality situated in Vaggeryd Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,688 inhabitants in 2005. Together with Skillingaryd it is the seat of the municipality.Vaggeryd is situated about 10 km north of its co-municipal seat Skillingaryd...

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