Kalmar County
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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.
The counties are mainly administrative units. Geographically Kalmar County covers the eastern part in the Småland province, and the entire island of Öland. For the areas history and culture, see those areas.
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Administration
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 residence 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
Municipalities
- On the mainland:
- On Öland:
Heraldry
Main article: Heraldry of Småland
The County of Kalmar was formally granted its arms in 1944. Before this the county carried the arms of Småland and Olandia side by side. The current arms is a combination of the arms for Småland and Olandia. Blazon: "Quartered, the arms of Småland and Olandia"
External links
- Kalmar County Administrative Board
- Kalmar County Council
- Kalmar Regional Association of Local Authorities in the County
- Hotels in Kalmar
| Counties of Sweden | Image:Sweden flag large.png |
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| Blekinge | Dalarna | Gotland | Gävleborg | Halland | Jämtland | Jönköping | Kalmar | Kronoberg | Norrbotten | Örebro | Östergötland | Skåne | Stockholm | Södermanland | Uppsala | Värmland | Västerbotten | Västernorrland | Västmanland | Västra Götaland | |
