Braås
Place in Småland, Sweden
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Braås is a locality situated in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 1,547 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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| Coordinates: 57°04′N 15°03′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Småland |
| County | Kronoberg County |
| Municipality | Växjö Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,547 |
| • Density | 905/km2 (2,340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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.
