Aneby Municipality
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- This page deals with both Aneby Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Aneby
 Jönköping County in Sweden; Aneby in north-east  Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden |
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| Seat | Aneby | |
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| County | Jönköping County | |
| Province | Smalandia | |
Area
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520 km² 169th of 290 |
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Population
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6,624 x of 290 |
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| Population density | 13/km² | |
Aneby Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County in southern Sweden, where the town Aneby (pop. 4,000) is the seat.
[edit] Geography
It is the northernmost municipality in the district Småland and is mainly a forest area with some agriculture, traversed by small rivers.
Most of the forest is part of the Swedish t of coniferous forest, mostly consisting of spruces and blueberries.
[edit] Demography
Aneby is the smallest municipality in the county. In 1994, the population in the municipality was at an all time high of 7,300 persons, which is attributed to refugees from former Yugoslavia. The population has since decreased, to the regret of the officials who are promoting to get it populated to the 8,000 inhabitants its service is designated for.
[edit] External links
- Aneby - Official site
| Jönköping County |
| Aneby | Eksjö | Gislaved | Gnosjö | Habo | Jönköping | Mullsjö | Nässjö | Sävsjö | Tranås | Vaggeryd | Vetlanda | Värnamo |
| Counties of Sweden | Sweden |
