Skaraborg County, or Skaraborgs län, was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus and Älvsborg to form the county of Västra Götaland. The county was named after a fortress (in Swedish borg) outside the city of Skara, the seat of residence for the county governor was Mariestad, and the largest city was Skövde. The county consisted or the northern part of the province of Västergötland. A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The arms of Gothenburg and Bohus County Gothenburg and Bohus County, or Göteborgs och Bohus län, was a County of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Skaraborg and Älvsborg to form the county of Västra Götaland. ... Älvsborg County, or Älvsborgs län, was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg to form the county of Västra Götaland. ... Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... This is a list of cities, towns, and market towns (köpings) in Sweden, that held their town privileges (Stadsprivilegium) by Royal Charter or by being established since ancient times. ... Skara is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ... Mariestad is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ... This is a list of cities, towns, and market towns (köpings) in Sweden, that held their town privileges (Stadsprivilegium) by Royal Charter or by being established since ancient times. ... Skövde is a Swedish city in Västergötland in Sweden, located at . ... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ...   is one of the historical provinces of Sweden (landskap), situated in the southwest of Sweden. ...

Even though Skaraborg county itself no longer exists, various organizations are still (in 2006) named after it, and cover that approximate area. These include several newspapers, one public radio channel (P4 Skaraborg) and various non-profit organizations. Also the public health organization is called Skaraborgs sjukhus.

List of Governors

• Harald Strömfelt (1695-1707)
• Carl Gustaf Soop (1707-1711)
• Germund Cederhielm d.ä. (1712-1716)
• Germund Cederhielm d.y. (1716)
• Peter Scheffer (1716-1723)
• Gustaf Rålamb (1723-1727)
• Erik Wrangel (1727-1729)
• Gustaf Palmfelt (1729-1733)
• Frans Joachim Ehrenstrahl (1733-1735)
• Gabriel Falkenberg (1735-1748)
• Gabriel Gabrielsson Falkenberg (1748-1761)
• Adam Otto Lagerberg (1761-1778)
• Claes Erik Silfverhielm (1778-1784)
• Claes Julius Ekeblad (1784-1796)
• Johan Adam Hierta (1796-1810)
• Georg Adlersparre (1810-1824)
• Arvid Posse (1824-1831)
• Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal (1831-1837)
• Wilhelm Albrecht d'Orchimont (1837-1851)
• Anders Peter Sandströmer (1851-1857)
• Jonas Wærn (1857-1866)
• Carl Malmsten (1866-1879)
• Cornelius Sjöcrona (1879-1906)
• Fabian de Geer (1906-1917)
• Axel Ekman (1917-1935)
• Carl Mannerfelt (1935-1951)
• Fritiof Domö (1951-1956)
• Bertil Fallenius (1956-1967)
• Karl Frithiofson (1967-1986)
• Lennart Orehag (1986-1990)
• Birger Bäckström (1991-1997)

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See also

• Municipalities of Skaraborg
• List of Västra Götaland Governors
• County Governors of Sweden