Braås

Braås
Braås
Braås
Coordinates: 57°04′N 15°03′E / 57.067°N 15.050°E / 57.067; 15.050
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyKronoberg County
MunicipalityVäxjö Municipality
Area
 • Total
1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
1,547
 • Density905/km2 (2,340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Braås is a locality situated in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 1,547 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

It is the site of a Volvo factory, which was built in 1975.[2]

Braås in Culture

The cycle of poems "Herr Mogens, bondeplågaren" in Albert Ulrik Bååth's book "Svenska toner" (1893) is said to be based on a legend about the nobleman Peder Ryning of Lidboholm, near Braås. The feature film Komedi i Hägerskog* (1968), starring Anita Björk, Tor Isedal, and Ulf Brunnberg, was partially filmed in Braås. *In Jonas Jonasson's novel "The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared" (2009), Braås appears several times.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Helttunen, Maria; Salomonsson, Herman (2024-04-03). "Volvo framtidssatsar – 360 miljoner till fabriken i Braås" [Volvo invests in the future – 360 million for the factory in Braås]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-09-10.