Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a A County, or Län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties, and in each county there is a County Administrative Board as well as a County Council. The County Administrative Board, or Länsstyrelse, is appointed by the Government to coordinate administration... County or län on the western coast of The Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen?) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia on... Sweden. It borders to the counties of Värmland, Örebro, Östergötland, Jönköping and Halland County, or Hallands län, is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Skåne and the sea of the Kattegat. Map highlighting the location of Halland County in Sweden Province For... Halland. It is also bounded by the The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norways famous fjords... Norwegian county of Østfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The county administration is in Sarpsborg. County NO-01 Region Østlandet Administrative centre Sarpsborg County... Østfold, lakes Vättern and Vänern, as well as the sea of Categories: Sweden geography stubs | Norway geography stubs | Danish stubs ... Skagerrak. The largest city in the county is Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg [jøːtəbɔrj]) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. With 478,055 inhabitants in the city and 816,931 in the metropolitan area it is the second largest... Gothenburg.

Västra Götalands län A County, or Län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties, and in each county there is a County Administrative Board as well as a County Council. The County Administrative Board, or Länsstyrelse, is appointed by the Government to coordinate administration... County The ISO 3166-2 codes for Sweden describe the 21 Counties, or län. The first part is the ISO 3166-1 code SE, the second part of the code, which is used domestically, is alphabetic 1 digit, except three cases which are 2 digit. The ordering is based on... SE-O, The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Sweden are used for statistical purposes in a European Union context. The NUTS codes for Sweden divides the country on three levels: No internal division of Sweden has been made on the first level. At the second level the country is divided... SE0A2 A County Administrative Board is a Government appointed board of a County in Sweden. 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Map highlighting the location of Västra Götaland County in Sweden

Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Westrogothia (Västergötland) is a historical Province (landskap) in the southwest of Sweden. It borders Bahusia, Dalia, Wermelandia, Nericia, Ostrogothia, Map highlighting the location of Westrogothia Smalandia and Hallandia. It is also bounded by the lakes Vättern and Vänern, as well as the sea at the City... Westrogothia, Bahusia, or Bohuslän, is a historical Sweden. It borders to Dalia and Westrogothia. It is also borders to Skagerrak and to Norway. By the treaty of Roskilde, this formerly Norwegian province was ceded to Sweden. The largest city is Uddevalla in the middle of Bahusia. Map highlighting the location... Bahusia, Dalia or Dalsland, is a historical Province or landskap in the south west of Sweden. It borders to Bahusia, Wermelandia and Westrogothia. It and is also bounded by lake Vänern and Norway. Map highlighting the location of Dalia County For current affairs see: Västra Götaland County For... Dalia

Västra Götaland County consists of the provinces Westrogothia, Bahusia and Dalia.

Administration

Main article: Västra Götaland County Administrative Board

Västra Götaland was created in 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. Events Kosovo War Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, United States, leaves several high school students dead. Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in... 1999 by a merger of the three former counties of 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. The county was named after the City of Gothenburg, and... Gothenburg and Bohus County, 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. It consisted of the Provinces of Dalia and... Älvsborg County and 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 the city of Skara, which also was the... Skaraborg County. The seat of residence for the Governors or Landshövding is Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg [jøːtəbɔrj]) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. With 478,055 inhabitants in the city and 816,931 in the metropolitan area it is the second largest... Gothenburg. The Governor is the head of the A County Administrative Board is a Government appointed board of a County in Sweden. It is led by a Governor or Landshövding appointed for a term of six years and the list of succession, in most cases, streteches back to 1634 when the counties were created. The main responsibilities... County Administrative Board or Länsstyrelse.

Politics

Main article: Västra Götaland Regional Council

The Regional Council of Västra Götaland or Västra Götalandsregionen is an evolved A County Council, or Landsting, is an elected assembly of a County in Sweden. The County Council is a political entity, appointed by the county electorate and typically its main responsibilities lie within the public health care system. In each county there is also a County Administrative Board which is... County Council that for a trial period has assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board. Similar provisions are applicable to the counties of Skåne and Gotland County, or Gotlands län, is a County or län of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest island of Sweden. Map highlighting the location of Gotland County in Sweden Province For History, Geography and Culture see: Gotlandia... Gotland during the trial period.

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Västra Götaland

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Westrogothia

The arms for the County of Västra Götaland was granted in 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. Events Kosovo War Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, United States, leaves several high school students dead. Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in... 1999 when the county was formed. It a combination of the provincial arms of Westrogothia, Bahusia and Dalia with the arms for the city of Gothenburg. 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: "Quartered, I. the arms of Gothenburg, II. the arms of Bahusia, III. the arms of Dalia turned in courtoisie, IV. the arms of Westrogothia."

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Västra Götaland County Administrative Board (http://www.o.lst.se/)
• Västra Götaland Regional Council (http://www.vgregion.se/)

• Gothenburg Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.gr.to/)
• Sjuhärad Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.sjuharad.com/)
• Skaraborg Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.r.komforb.se/)
• Fyrbodals Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.fyrbodal.o.se/)