The following localities in Småland were granted a charter and town privileges from up until 1856:
TownYear of charterDescription Kalmar approximately 1200 the Kalmar union treaty was signed here in 1397 Jönköping 1284 an important trading centre Växjö 1342 the Diocese of Växjö was established in the 12th century Vimmerby circa 1300-1532 a new charter in 1604 Eksjö 1403 and old centre for a thing (assembly) in medieval times. Got its charter from Eric of Pomerania Västervik 1453 an important port on the east coast. Moved from the old site at Gamleby and established in its present location in 1453 Gränna 1652 founded by count Per Brahe the Younger Oskarshamn 1856 the market town köping Döderhultsvik got its present name when it was chartered as a city in 1856
The local government reform of 1863 made the individual charters obsolete and created the concept of municipalities in Sweden. The above mentioned localities with town privileges were instituted as municipalities with the title of stad (city/town).
During the 20th century these localities were instituted as städer:
TownCity titleDescription Huskvarna 1911 An industrial suburb of Jönköping, which now has grown together with that city Nässjö 1914 A railway junction Tranås 1936 Established as a market town in 1882, got the city title in 1936 Vetlanda 1920 Värnamo 1920 Nybro 1932 Ljungby 1936 Sävsjö 1947 One of the last city municipalities to be established in Sweden
After 1951 no more städer were instituted and the local government reform of 1971 saw the abolishment of the term, replacing it with kommun for all municipalities, regardless of former status.
Today there is no official definition, but in some contexts (such as Sveriges Nationalatlas) localities with over 10,000 inhabitants are regarded as cities.
Urban areas in order of size Below is a list of localities in the three administrative counties of Småland with a population greater than 10,000 as of 2005.
Jönköping, 84,423 Växjö, 59,600 Kalmar, 35,710 Västervik, 20,694 Värnamo, 18,469 Oskarshamn, 17,143 Nässjö, 14,810 Ljungby, 17,286 Tranås, 14,017 Vetlanda, 12,691 Nybro, 12,598 Gislaved, 10.091
See also Stad (Sweden) Municipalities of Sweden Urban areas in Sweden