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Kalmar County

Kalmar County, or Kalmar län is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders to the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland.

Kalmar län
CountySE-H
Residence CityKalmar
County CouncilLandstinget i Kalmar län
ProvincesSmalandia
Oelandia
Created1634
Area
 - Total
 - Percent
Ranked 9th
11,171 km²
2.7 %
Population
- Total (1999)
 - Percent
 - Density
Ranked 17th
236,501
2.7 %
21.2/km²

Table of contents
1 Provinces
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Smalandia or Oelandia

Geograpically Kalmar County covers the eastern part of Smalandia and the entire island province of Oelandia.

Administration

Main article: Kalmar County Administrative Board

Kalmar County was integrated with Kronoberg County until 1672. Blekinge was a part of Kalmar County between 1680 and 1683, due to the foundation of the naval base at Karlskrona.

The seat of resicence for the Governor or Landshövding is Kalmar. The Governor is the head of the County Administrative Board or Länsstyrelse. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Kalmar Governors.

Politics

Main article: Kalmar County Council

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Kalmar

On the mainland:
Hultsfred
Högsby
Kalmar
Mönsterås
Nybro
Oskarshamn
Torsås
Vimmerby
Västervik

On Öland:
Mörbylånga

Heraldry

Main article:
Heraldry of Smalandia

The County of Kalmar was formally granted its arms in 1944. Before this the county carried the arms of Smalandia and Olandia side by side. The current arms is a combination of the arms for Smalandia and Olandia. Blazon: "Quatered, the arms of Smalandia and Olandia"

Miscellaneous topics

External links


Counties of Sweden:
Blekinge  |  Dalarna  |  Gotland  |  Gävleborg  |  Halland  |  Jämtland
Jönköping  |  Kalmar  |  Kronoberg County  |  Norrbotten  |  Skåne  |  Stockholm
Södermanland  |  Uppsala  |  Värmland  |  Västerbotten  |  Västernorrland
Västmanland  |  Västra Götaland  |  Örebro  |  Östergötland


Provinces of Sweden  |  Sweden