Nässjö
Encyclopedia
Nässjö is a locality
and the seat of Nässjö Municipality
, Jönköping County
, Sweden
with 16,463 inhabitants in 2005.
, finished in 1864, passed through Nässjö. Later, other railways were inaugurated, whereby Nässjö, due to its geographical location in the country, became an important junction. A line to Katrineholm
was opened in 1874, and that year also the opening of the Oskarshamn
line; the one to Halmstad
in 1882; to Kalmar
in 1914.
As a result industries moved to Nässjö, and the population increased. The most important industries were wood industries due to the forest covered Småland
province area, at a time when it had become possible to factory manufacture the wooden chair (a.k.a Windsor chair
).
Nässjö attempted to get a charter
, which was granted in 1914, making it one of the now defunct Cities of Sweden. It is since 1971 instead the seat of the much larger Nässjö Municipality
.
Its population continued to increase throughout the 20th century. In the 1940's production of the fire tools began, and the industry "Eldon AB" was for a long time the largest industry of the town.
The rock band Backyard Babies
comes from Nässjö. The head of the largest ponzi scheme
in the Nordic countries
, Winclub/Wincapita
, Mr Hannu Kailajärvi was arrested in Nässjö on December 10, 2008, after reportedly having lived there for some time.
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...
and the seat of Nässjö Municipality
Nässjö Municipality
Nässjö Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden where the town Nässjö is situated.The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Nässjö was amalgamated with five surrounding municipalities.-Localities:There are 11 urban areas in Nässjö Municipality.In...
, 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
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....
with 16,463 inhabitants in 2005.
History
Nässjö was for a long time only a rural village with agriculture as the dominant occupation. The turning point was the construction of the Swedish railway system. The southern main line railwaySödra stambanan
The Southern Main Line is a long electrified railway between Malmö and Katrineholm in Sweden. The first parts of the line opened in 1856 between Malmö and Lund, and the last parts in 1874. The line entirely consists of double track...
, finished in 1864, passed through Nässjö. Later, other railways were inaugurated, whereby Nässjö, due to its geographical location in the country, became an important junction. A line to Katrineholm
Katrineholm
Katrineholm is a locality and the seat of Katrineholm Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 21,386 inhabitants in 2005.-Early history:The name Katrineholm comes from a ducal residence with this name, after Catherina Gyllenhorn who lived there...
was opened in 1874, and that year also the opening of the Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn is a coastal city and the seat of Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 17,258 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The location of Oskarshamn was known as Döderhultsvik since the Medieval age...
line; the one to Halmstad
Halmstad
Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...
in 1882; to Kalmar
Kalmar
Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
in 1914.
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
province area, at a time when it had become possible to factory manufacture the wooden chair (a.k.a Windsor chair
Windsor chair
A Windsor chair is a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the chair-back and legs are dowelled, or pushed into drilled holes, in contrast to standard chairs, where the back legs and the uprights of the back are continuous. The seats of Windsor chairs were often carved into a shallow dish...
).
Nässjö attempted to get a charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
, which was granted in 1914, making it one of the now defunct Cities of Sweden. It is since 1971 instead the seat of the much larger Nässjö Municipality
Nässjö Municipality
Nässjö Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden where the town Nässjö is situated.The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Nässjö was amalgamated with five surrounding municipalities.-Localities:There are 11 urban areas in Nässjö Municipality.In...
.
Its population continued to increase throughout the 20th century. In the 1940's production of the fire tools began, and the industry "Eldon AB" was for a long time the largest industry of the town.
The rock band Backyard Babies
Backyard Babies
Backyard Babies are a rock band, from Nässjö, Sweden. The band was formed in 1987 and over the years they have released five studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy. The band is now located in Stockholm, Sweden....
comes from Nässjö. The head of the largest ponzi scheme
Ponzi scheme
A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to its investors from their own money or the money paid by subsequent investors, rather than from any actual profit earned by the individual or organization running the operation...
in the Nordic countries
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
, Winclub/Wincapita
WinCapita
WinCapita, previously WinClub and GiiClub, was a Finnish Internet-based pyramid scheme, that advertised itself as a private investment club engaged in currency trading. It is believed to have been the largest fraud in Finnish history. It operated mainly in Finland, with a smaller number of members...
, Mr Hannu Kailajärvi was arrested in Nässjö on December 10, 2008, after reportedly having lived there for some time.