Gislaved

This article is about Gislaved, Gislaved, Jönköping, Småland, Sweden. For other uses, see Gislaved (disambiguation).

Gislaved (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɪ̂sːlaˌveːd])^[2] is the seat and most populous locality of Gislaved Municipality. With a population of 10,269^[1] at the 2020 census, it is the 7th largest locality in Jönköping County.

Gislaved
Folkvisan by Axel Wallenberg
Gislaved Show map of Jönköping Gislaved Show map of Sweden
Coordinates: 57°18′N 13°32′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Småland
County	Jönköping County
Municipality	Gislaved Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)[1]
• Total	10,269
• Density	1,474/km2 (3,820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33230, 33231, 33232, 33233, 33234, 33235, 33236, 33237, 33238
Climate	Dfb

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Gislaved:

• Gislaveds IS, football club based at the Ryttarvallen.
• Gislaveds VBK, volleyball club
• Lejonen, motorcycle speedway club, who are twice champions of Sweden and race at the Gislaved Motorbana.^[3]