Skåne County, or Skåne län, is the southernmost County or län, of Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. To the east, west and south it also borders the Baltic Sea and strait of Öresund. 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. ... Kronoberg County, or Kronobergs län, is a County or län in southern Sweden. ... Blekinge County, or Blekinge län is a County or län in the south of Sweden. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... Northern Öresund Oresund (Öresund in Swedish or Øresund in Danish) or The Sound, is the strait that separates Zealand from Scania, and thereby Denmark from Sweden. ...

Skåne län County SE-M, SE044 Residence City Malmö Governor Bengt Holgersson County Council Skåne Regional Council Province Scania Created 1998 Area  - Total  - Percent Ranked 10th 11,027 km² 2.7 % Population  - Total (2004)  - Percent  - Density Ranked 3rd 1,156,070 12.9 % 105.7/km² GRP  - Total (2004)  - Percent  - GRP/capita Ranked 3rd 278,254 Million SEK 11.85 % 244,000 SEK

Map highlighting the location of Skåne 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. ... Malmö (  listen) is the largest of the cities in the province of Scania (Skåne) in southern Sweden; and the third largest of the cities in 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. ... Scania (Skåne) is the southernmost historical Province (landskap) of Sweden. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 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. ... For GDP in neuroscience see Giant depolarizing potentials. ... Sweden is an industrialized country. ... This article is about the Swedish unit of currency. ... Map Swedish Counties, Skåne län File links The following pages link to this file: Lund Municipality Skåne County Bjuv Municipality Bromölla Municipality Båstad Municipality Hörby Municipality Landskrona Municipality Simrishamn Municipality Skurup Municipality Staffanstorp Municipality Trelleborg Municipality Vellinge Municipality Östra Göinge Skåne Regional...

Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Scania Scania (Skåne) is the southernmost historical Province (landskap) of Sweden. ...

Scania, the historical province Skåne, has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, Skåne County. In 1997 the previous counties of Malmöhus County and Kristianstad County were merged to form the new county. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kristianstad County, or Kristianstads län, was a County of Sweden until 1997 when it was merged with Malmöhus County to create the county of Skåne. ...

Administration

Main article: Skåne County Administrative Board

The seat of residence for the Governor or Landshövding is the town of Malmö. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Skåne Governors. The Swedish Counties were run by Governors, appointed by the Swedish monarch, since their establishment in 1634. ... 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 Skåne County in Sweden. ...

Politics

Main article: Skåne Regional Council

Skåne Regional Council or Region Skåne is an evolved County Council that for a trial period has assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board and the Swedish Parliament. A County Council, or Landsting, is an elected assembly of a County in Sweden. ...

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Skåne

Bjuv is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Burlöv Municipality (pronounced Burlove) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden, just north of Malmö. ... Helsingborg Municipality is a municipality in southernmost Sweden where the city Helsingborg is the seat with a population of 87,000. ... Klippan is a Municipality in Skåne County, in southern Sweden. ... Kristianstad is a municipality and city in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Landskrona is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... The harbour in Lomma Lomma is a municipality and smalltown in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Lunds kommun is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden. ... Perstorp is a Municipality in Skåne County, in southern Sweden. ... Simrishamn is a municipality and city in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Skurup is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Staffanstorp is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Svedala is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Tomelilla is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Trelleborg is a municipality and city in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Vellinge is a Scanian town, and the administrative centre of the municipality with the same name, located immediately south for Malmö in southern Sweden. ... Ystad is a municipality and city in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ...

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Scania

The arms for Skåne County is the same as for the province of Scania only with the colors reversed and the crown, beak and tongue of the same color. When the arms is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board, which is the regional presence of (royal) government authority. Blazon: "Gules, a Griffin's head erased Or, crowned and armed the same".

Miscellaneous topics

The four main cities of the county are Malmö, Lund, Helsingborg and Kristianstad. Skåne is connected to Denmark via the Öresund Bridge. Malmö (  listen) is the largest of the cities in the province of Scania (Skåne) in southern Sweden; and the third largest of the cities in Sweden. ... Lund is a city in Scania in southernmost Sweden, and the center of the Lund Municipality. ... Helsingborg [hɛlsiŋbɔrj] is a municipality (population 117,737) and city in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... Kristianstad is a municipality and city in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ... The Oresund Bridge The Oresund Bridge (joint Danish/ Swedish hybrid name: Øresundsbron) is a combined two-track rail and four-lane road bridge across the Oresund strait. ...

External links

• Skåne County Administrative Board (http://www.m.lst.se/)
• Skåne Regional Council (http://www.skane.se/)
• Skåne Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.skane.komforb.se/)