County of Kronoberg

The county of Kronoberg ( Kronobergs Län in Swedish) is a county Swedish located in the south of the country, and whose name means in French Couronne of mountain . It is close to the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge.

Historical province

On the geographical level, the county of Kronoberg constitutes the heart of the old province of Småland. It was equipped with its contemporary borders in 1687 when the Comté of Jönköping was separate.

For the history, the geography and the culture, to see Småland

Administration

The official residence of the prefect ( Landshövding ) is with Växjö. The prefect is with the head of the Board of directors of the county ( Länsstyrelse ), an government agency representing the executive at the local level.

Communes

The county of Kronoberg is subdivided in 8 communes ( Kommuner ) at the local level:

Alvesta
Lessebo
Ljungby
Markaryd
Tingsryd
Uppvidinge
Växjö
Älmhult

Principal cities and localities

Växjö : 51 790 inhabitants
Ljungby: 14 485 inhabitants
Älmhult: 8 277 inhabitants
Alvesta: 7 743 inhabitants
Tingsryd: 3 096 inhabitants
Hovmantorp: 3 085 inhabitants
Lessebo: 2 692 inhabitants
Åseda: 2 503 inhabitants
Rottne: 2 210 inhabitants
Strömsnäsbruk: 2 026 inhabitants

Heraldic

Kronoberg accepted officially its blazon in 1944, although its use was already widespread in practice. It is only slightly modified compared to that of the historical province of Småland.

External bonds

Board of directors of the county (French version available)
Local assembly (in Swedish and English)
regional Association of the local authorities (in Swedish and English)

Random links: