Kronoberg County

Kronoberg County
Kronobergs län
County of Sweden
Taxås Nature Reserve, Möcklen Lake

Flag
Coat of arms

Kronoberg County in Sweden

Location map of Kronoberg County in Sweden
Country Sweden
Capital Växjö
Municipalities
Government
 • Governor Ingrid Burman
 • Council Landstinget Kronoberg
Area
 • Total 8,466.0 km2 (3,268.7 sq mi)
Population (30 September 2017)[1]
 • Total 197,040
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE-G
GDP/ Nominal SEK 43,256 million (2004)
GDP per capita SEK 245,000
NUTS Region SE212
Website www.g.lst.se

Kronoberg County (Swedish: Kronobergs län) is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge. Its capital is the city of Växjö.

Province

For history, geography and culture, see Småland

Geographically, Kronoberg County is situated in the southern part of the province of Småland. It received its present borders in 1687 when Jönköping County was separated from the former Jönköping and Kronoberg County.

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 a Government Agency headed by a Governor. The current Governor is Kristina Alsér who took over the office from Lars-Åke Lagrell.

Politics

The County Council of Kronoberg or Landstinget Kronoberg.

Governors

Municipalities

Note that all the municipalities have names after their seats except Uppvidinge, where the seat is located in the small town Åseda.

Localities in order of size

The five most populous localities of Kronoberg County in 2010:[2]

#LocalityPopulation
1Växjö60,887
2Ljungby15,205
3Älmhult8,955
4Alvesta8,017
5Markaryd3,966

Heraldry

Kronoberg was formally granted its arms in 1944. However, use of the arms was already an established practice. It is a variation of the arms of Småland. 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."

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tätorter 2010 (Localities 2010)". Statistics Sweden (in Swedish). 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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