The Gnosjö region consists of the four municipalities of Sweden

Municipalities of Sweden

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  Gislaved

Gislaved

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, Gnosjö

Gnosjö

Gnosjö is a locality and the seat of Gnosjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,364 inhabitants in 2005, out of a municipal total of 9,600.-Famous people:* Morgan Nilsson* Uno Svenningsson* Maria Larsson...

, Vaggeryd

Vaggeryd

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and Värnamo

Värnamo

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in the Jönköping County

Jönköping County

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 in southern Sweden

Sweden

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. It is named after Gnosjö, but is more properly abbrevated as the GGVV-region.

The area is nationally renowned by a high number of small industries, enterprises and a high employment rate, many industries are based in the region, giving rise to the concept of a Gnosjö Spirit (or Gnosjöanda) that prevails in the area.

Ext link

• gnosjoregionen.se, Official page In Swedish, English and German

Published material

In English:

• The Spirit of Gnosjö - The Grand Narrative and Beyond, Caroline Wigren

In Swedish:

• Därför lyckas Gnosjö - Bygden som blivit ett begrepp, Ola Gummesson
• Gnosjöandan - myt eller verklighet, Birgitta Wendeberg
• I skuggan av Gnosjöandan, Eva Londos