Jönköping County, or Jönköpings län is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders to the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. A County, or Län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Län and lääni are the Swedish and Finnish terms for the administrative divisions used in Sweden and Finland, and sometimes in other countries, especially as a translation of the Russian word oblast. ... Halland County, or Hallands län, is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... Östergötland County, or Östergötlands län, is a County or län on the south east of Sweden. ... Kalmar County, or Kalmar län is a County or län in southern Sweden. ... Kronoberg County, or Kronobergs län, is a County or län in southern Sweden. ...

Jönköpings län County SE-F, SE091 Residence City Jönköping Governor Lars Engqvist County Council Landstinget i Jönköpings län Province Smalandia Created 1639 Area  - Total  - Percent Ranked 12th 10,475 km² 2.5 % Population  - Total (1999)  - Percent  - Density Ranked 5th 327,266 3.7 % 31.2/km² GRP  - Total (2004)  - Percent  - GRP/capita Ranked 5th 79,761 Million SEK 3.40 % 243,000 SEK

Map highlighting the location of Jönköping County in Sweden

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. ... The Swedish Counties were run by Governors, appointed by the Swedish monarch, since their establishment in 1634. ... Lars Engqvist (born 1945) is a Swedish politician. ... 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. ... Smalandia (Småland, literally Small Countries) is a historical Province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... 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. ... In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic 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: Smalandia Smalandia (Småland, literally Small Countries) is a historical Province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ...

Geographically Jönköping County represents the northern part of Smalandia. The Municipalities of Habo and Mullsjö, which are a part of the province of Westrogothia, were ceded upon the formation of Västra Götaland County in 1999 and now belongs to Jönköping County. Habo is a municipality in Jönköping County, in southern Sweden. ... Westrogothia (Västergötland) is a historical Province (landskap) in the southwest of Sweden. ... Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ...

Administration

Main article: Jönköping County Administrative Board

Jönköping County was periodically united with Kronoberg County until 1687. Kronoberg County, or Kronobergs län, is a County or län in southern Sweden. ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ...

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. The seat of residence for the Governor or Landshövding is the town of Jönköping. See the List of Jönköping 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. ... Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a parliamentary system. ... The Government Agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. ...

Politics

Main article: Jönköping County Council

The main responsibilities of the County Council of Jönköping, or Landstinget i Jönköpings län, are for the public healthcare system and public transport. A County Council, or Landsting, is an elected assembly of a County in Sweden. ... Publicly funded medicine is a level of medical service that is paid wholly or in majority part by public funds (taxes or quasi-taxes). ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ...

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Jönköping

Aneby is a Municipality in Jönköping County, in southern Sweden. ... Gislaved is a Municipality in Jönköping County, in southern Sweden. ... Habo is a municipality in Jönköping County, in southern Sweden. ... Vaggeryd is a Municipality in Jönköping County, in southern Sweden. ... Vetlanda is a Municipality in Jönköping County, in southern Sweden. ...

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Jönköping

Jönköping was formally granted its arms in 1942. By custom it used a combination of the lesser state arms of Sweden and the arms for the Town of Jönköping. Blazon for the Town of Jönköping: "Gules, a Castle with three towers Argent massoned windowed and gated Sable issuant from a Base wavy Azure".

External links

• County Administrative Board of Jönköping  (http://www.f.lst.se/)
• County Council of Jönköping  (http://www.ltjkpg.se/)
• Jönköping Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.f.komforb.se/)