Hallands län

Map highlighting the location of Halland County in Sweden
	County	SE-N, SE0A1
	Residence City	Halmstad
	Governor	Karin Starrin
	County Council	Landstinget Halland
	Province	Hallandia
	Created	1719
	Area  - Total  - Percent	Ranked 19th 5,454 km² 1.3 %
	Population  - Total (1999)  - Percent  - Density	Ranked 11th 273,537 3.1 % 50.1/km²
	GRP  - Total (2004)  - Percent  - GRP/capita	Ranked 9th 61,339 Million SEK 2.61 % 221,000 SEK

Image File history File links Map Swedish Counties, Halland made by: User:Mic first upload: May 3 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Halland County User:Mic/Images ... Image File history File links Halland (county), coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... A County, or Län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Sweden describe the 21 Counties, or län. ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Sweden are used for statistical purposes in a European Union context. ... A County Administrative Board is a Government appointed board of a County in Sweden. ... Halmstad [halmstɑː(d)] is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ... The Swedish Counties were run by Governors, appointed by the Swedish monarch, since their establishment in 1634. ... A County Council, or Landsting, is an elected assembly of a County in Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivision of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by counties in a reform, led by Axel Oxenstierna, that still remains in force in Sweden proper. ... Hallandia (Halland) is a historical Province (landskap) on the western coast of Sweden. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) Births November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... In economics, the gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of the amount of the economic production of a particular territory in financial capital terms during a specific time period. ... Sweden is an industrialized country. ... This article is about the Swedish unit of currency. ...

Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Hallandia Hallandia (Halland) is a historical Province (landskap) on the western coast of Sweden. ...

Hallandia, the historical province Halland, has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, Halland County. The major exception is the eastern part of the municipality of Hylte, which belonged to the province of Smalandia. Hylte is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ... Smalandia (Småland, literally Small Country) is a historical Province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ...

Administration

Main article: Halland County Administrative Board

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Halland Governors. A County Administrative Board is a Government appointed board of a County in Sweden. ... Riksdag is also the Swedish name of the Parliament of Finland. ... The Government Agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. ... This is a list of Governors for Halland County of Sweden, from 1658 to present. ...

Politics

Main article: Halland County Council

Among the main responsibilities of the Halland County Council or Landstinget Halland are public health care issues.

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Halland

• Falkenberg Municipality
• Halmstad Municipality
• Hylte Municipality
• Kungsbacka Municipality
• Laholm Municipality
• Varberg Municipality

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Hallandia Falkenberg is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ... Halmstad Municipality [halmstɑː(d)] is a Municipality in southwest Sweden, in which the city Halmstad is the seat of government. ... Hylte is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ... Kungsbacka is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ... Laholm is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ... Varberg Municipality is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden where the City Varberg is the seat with about 24,000 inhabitants. ...

The County of Halland inherited its coat of arms from the province of Hallandia. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Halland County Administrative Board
• Halland County Council
• Regional Association of Local Authorities in Halland
• Hotels in Halland