Vaxjo

Vaxjo is a city and the seat of Vaxjo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden. It had 66,275 population out of a municipal populace of ninety,721. It is the executive, cultural, and industrial centre of Kronoberg County and the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. The city is home to Linnaeus University. In contrast to what became believed a century ago, there is no proof of a special pre-Christian importance of the site. The pagan cultic middle of Värend may also were located at Hov, a nearby village. An episcopal see since the twelfth century, the city did now not get its city charter until 1342, whilst it was issued via Magnus Eriksson.

The cathedral of St Sigfrid dates from about 1300, and has been sooner or later restored. Otherwise, during the Middle Ages, Vaxjo did no longer have many pious establishments. A Franciscan monastery changed into hooked up in 1485. A health center of the Holy Ghost become first mentioned in 1318. In the 14th century Vaxjo got its first college, Vaxjo katedralskola. In 1643 it obtained health club reputation.