Kronoberg Coonty

Kronoberg

Kronobergs län
Coat of airms o Kronoberg
Coat airms
Official logo of Kronoberg
 
KintraSwaden
CaipitalVäxjö
Govrenment
 • GovrenorKristina Alsér
 • CooncilLandstinget Kronoberg
Area
 • Total8458 km2 (3,266 sq mi)
Population
 (31 Mairch 2011)[1]
 • Total183,988
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ NominalSEK 43,256 million (2004)
GDP per capitaSEK 245,000
NUTS RegionSE212

Kronoberg Coonty (Kronobergs län) is a Coontie or län in soothren Swaden. It borders the coonties o Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar an Blekinge. Its caipital is the ceety Växjö.

Province

For History, Geography an Cultur see: Småland

Geographically Kronoberg Coonty represents the hertland o the province of Småland. It receivit its present borders in 1687 whan Jönköping Coonty wis separatit.

Admeenistration

The seat o residence for the Govrenor or Landshövding is Växjö. The Govrenor is the heid o the Coonty Admeenistrative Buird or Länsstyrelsen. The Coonty Admeenistrative Buird is a Government Agency heidit bi a Govrenor.

Politics

The Coonty Cooncil o Kronoberg or Landstinget Kronoberg.

Municipalities

Main airticle: Municipalities o Kronoberg

  • Alvesta
  • Lessebo
  • Ljungby
  • Markaryd
  • Tingsryd
  • Uppvidinge
  • Växjö
  • Älmhult

Note that aw the municipalities hae names efter their seats cep Uppvidinge, whaur the seat is locate in the wee toun Åseda.

Heraldry

Kronoberg wis formally grantit its coat-armour in 1944, housomeivver uise o the same wis awready an established practice. It is a variation o the coat-armour o Småland. Blazon: "Or, a lion rampant Gules langued an airmit Azur hauldin in front paws a Crossbow o the seicont bowed an stringit Sable wi a bolt Argent, staundin on a tripple Munt Vert."

References an notes

  1. "Kvartal 1 2011". Statistics Sweden.

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