In contrast to what was believed a century ago,[4] there is no evidence of a special pre-Christian significance of the site.

At the beginning of Gustav Eriksson's war of liberation, the peasantry joined forces, under the guidance of the union-hostile bishop Ingemar Pedersson, with the mountain men and peasantry of Dalarna, Hälsingland, and Gästrikland, who urged fidelity to their leader Gustav Eriksson.

After the last fire in 1843, when 1,140 citizens were rendered homeless, Växjö received its current street plan.

[8] Växjö is the city in which the photograph "A Woman Hitting a Neo-Nazi With Her Handbag" was taken in 1985 by Hans Runesson [sv].

[9] In its December 2015 report, Police in Sweden placed the Växjö district Araby in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.

The fortress has thick walls and artillery portals that face north towards lake Helgasjön.

Industries include GE Power and Aerotech Telub, as well as Volvo Articulated Haulers which is located in Braås 29 kilometres (18 miles), north of Växjö.

SJ's long-distance trains travel between Gothenburg, Alvesta (with connections to the southern trunk line) and Kalmar, with stop in Växjö.

Öresundståg's long-distance trains travel the Kalmar – Alvesta – Malmö - Copenhagen route.

[24] It has its foundation in a long history of commitment to environmental issues, and ambitious goals for a green future.

The prize is awarded to cities with less than 100 000 inhabitants that show good results and ambitions in terms of environment and are committed to generate green growth.

It is milder, wetter, and cloudier than the rest of the country, with the number of hours of sunshine being associated more with the British Isles than with areas further north in Sweden.