Kalmar County (original) (raw)
Kalmar County, or Kalmar l�n is a County or l�n in southern Sweden. It borders to the counties of Kronoberg, J�nk�ping, Blekinge and �sterg�tland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland.
| Kalmar l�n CountySE-H Residence CityKalmar County CouncilLandstinget i Kalmar l�n ProvincesSmalandiaOelandia Created1634 Area - Total - PercentRanked 9th11,171 km²2.7 % Population- Total (1999) - Percent - Density Ranked 17th236,5012.7 %21.2/km² |
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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 Landsh�vding is Kalmar. The Governor is the head of the County Administrative Board or L�nsstyrelse. 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:
On �land:
Heraldry
Main article:
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"