Växjö, University center in Växjö Municipality, Sweden.
The city extends across several lakes and forests, incorporating numerous parks and green spaces within its urban planning design at 167 meters elevation.
Magnus Eriksson granted Växjö its city charter in 1342, establishing it as an episcopal center with the construction of Saint Sigfrid Cathedral around 1300.
The Swedish Emigrant Institute preserves records and artifacts from the period between 1846 and 1930 when many Swedes left for North America.
The city connects through regional trains at the Coast to Coast track and provides air travel services via Växjö/Kronoberg Airport.
Växjö reduced fossil fuel consumption through renewable energy implementation and established a network of cycling paths throughout the municipality.
Location: Växjö Municipality
Inception: 1342
Elevation above the sea: 167 m
Website: https://vaxjo.se/
Website: https://vaxjo.se
GPS coordinates: 56.88903,14.80279
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:27
Växjö Municipality
2.6 km
Visma Arena
1.9 km
Växjö Cathedral
1.4 km
Växjö Lake
2.3 km
Växjö Teater
1 km
Swedish Emigrant Institute
1.5 km
Växjö Public Library
962 m
Smålands runinskrifter 10
1.4 km
Linnéparken
1.5 km
House of Emigrants
1.5 km
Museum of Småland
1.5 km
Östrabo
1.4 km
Residenset i Växjö
1.2 km
Regionteatern Blekinge Kronoberg
675 m
Västrabo Church
1.2 km
Tegnérkapellet
1.3 km
Kulturparken Småland
1.5 km
Hovshaga Chapel
2.3 km
Växjö konsthall
981 m
Mötesplats Vattentorget
1.5 km
Tegnér cemetery
1.3 km
Esaias Tegner staty
1.4 km
Peter Wieselgren
1.5 km
Carl von Linne staty
1.5 km
Kafé de luxe
1.3 km
Peter Wieselgren's statue
1.5 km
Sigfridskällan
1.4 km
Televerkets hus, Växjö
1.2 kmReviews
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