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Kronoberg County, or Kronobergs län, is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders to the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge. 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. The word literally means fief. ... SkÃ¥ne County, or SkÃ¥ne län, is the southernmost County or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province SkÃ¥ne. ... Halland County, or Hallands län, is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... Jönköping County, or Jönköpings län is a County or län in southern Sweden. ... Kalmar County, or Kalmar län is a County or län in southern Sweden. ... Blekinge County, or Blekinge län is a County or län in the south of Sweden. ...

Kronobergs län
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Map highlighting the location of Kronoberg County in Sweden
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County SE-G, SE092
Residence City Växjö
Province Smalandia
Created 1674
Area
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8,458 km², 2.1% of Sweden;
ranked 14th
Population
Reference: ranked list
177,149 inh., 20.9 inh/km²
GRP See this ranked list

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Image File history File links Map Swedish Counties, Kronobergs län made by: User:Mic first uppload: May 3 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Kronoberg County Alvesta Municipality Lessebo Municipality Ljungby Municipality Markaryd Municipality Tingsryd Municipality Uppvidinge Municipality Älmhult Municipality User:Mic/Images ... Image File history File links Kronoberg, coat of arms File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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. ... Växjö [] () is a Swedish city in SmÃ¥land in southern Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ... Smalandia (Småland, literally Small Country) is a historical Province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... By population By area By density ... A regions gross domestic product, or GDP, is one of several measures of the size of its economy. ... Sweden is an industrialized country. ...


Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Smalandia Smalandia (Småland, literally Small Country) is a historical Province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ...


Geographically Kronoberg County represents the heartland of the province of Smalandia. It received its present borders in 1687 when Jönköping County was separated. Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... Jönköping County, or Jönköpings län is a County or län in southern Sweden. ...


Administration

The seat of residence for the Governor or Landshövding is Växjö. The Governor is the head of the County Administrative Board or Länsstyrelsen. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Kronoberg Governors. This is a list of Governors for Kronoberg County of Sweden, from 1634 to present. ... A County Administrative Board is a Government appointed board of a County in Sweden. ... 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 Kronoberg County of Sweden, from 1634 to present. ...


Politics

The County Council of Kronoberg or Landstinget Kronoberg. A County Council, or Landsting, is an elected assembly of a County in Sweden. ...


Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Kronoberg Image File history File links Municipalities in the county Kronoberg, in the province Småland in Sweden Designed by me. ...

Note that all the municipalities have names after their seats except Uppvidinge, where the seat is located in the small town Åseda. Alvesta is a Municipality in the Kronoberg County and the Sweden. ... Lessebo is a Municipality in Kronoberg County, in southern Sweden. ... Ljungby Municipality is a Municipality in Kronoberg County, in southern Sweden where the town Ljungby (pop. ... Markaryd is a Municipality in Kronoberg County, in southern Sweden. ... Tingsryd is a Municipality in Kronoberg County, in southern Sweden. ... Uppvidinge is a municipality in Kronoberg County, in southern Sweden. ... Växjö Municipality [˘vÉ›kʃøː] is a municipality in southern Sweden where the city Växjö is seat. ... This page deals with both Älmhult Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Älmhult Älmhult Municipality is a Municipality in central Kronoberg County, in southern Sweden, where the town of Älmhult (pop. ... Ã…seda is a town, and the seat of Uppvidinge Municipality, in Kronoberg County, Sweden. ...


Heraldry

Kronoberg was formally granted its arms in 1944, however use of the same was already an established practice. It is a variation of the arms of Smalandia. Blazon: "Or, a lion rampant Gules langued and armed Azure holding in front paws a Crossbow of the second bowed and stringed Sable with a bolt Argent, standing on a tripple Mount Vert." 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...


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Kronoberg County - definition of Kronoberg County in Encyclopedia (198 words)
Kronoberg County, or Kronobergs län, is a County or län in southern Sweden.
It borders to the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge.
Geographically Kronoberg County represents the heartland of the province of Smalandia.
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