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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ostrobothnia
The population is 287,558, of which 272,142 lives in Halland County, 13,363 in Västra Götaland County and 2,053 in Skåne...
Sudermannia or Södermanland, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden.
Geographically it is located in central Sweden, bounded to the north by Norrland and to the south by Götaland.
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 Norrland County - Definition, explanation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Norrland County, or Norrlands län was a County of Sweden, from 1634 to 1645.
In 1638 the northern part of the county, Westrobothnia and Laponia, seceded to form Västerbotten County.
On September 5, 1645 the remainder of the county was divided in two parts where the central part became Härnösand County and the southern part became Hudiksvall County.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/n/no/norrland_county.php   (144 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Counties of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A County, or Län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden.
The County Administrative Board, or Länsstyrelse, is appointed by the Government to coordinate administration with national political goals for the County.
The Counties were established in 1634 on count Axel Oxenstierna's initiative, superseding the Provinces of Sweden to introduce a modern administration.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Counties_of_Sweden   (316 words)

  
 COUNTIES
The counties are the subdivision of the state, which have led to that the county arms can be crowned with a royal crown when they represent the county board (länsstyrelsen, the highest body of the county, which is led by a landshövding ("land chief" or governor) appointed by the government).
The former County of Gothenburg and Bohus (Göteborgs och Bohus län) is a part of County of Western Götaland (Västra Götalands län) since 1998.
The former County of Älvsborg is a part of County of Western Götaland (Västra Götalands län) since 1998.
hotel.karlskrona.net /b0357/countymaps   (879 words)

  
 Counties of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Counties of Sweden, or län, are the first level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden.
However, the counties were upheld in Finland until a reform in 1997.
The counties in current-day Finland established in 1634 were: Åbo and Björneborg County, Nyland and Tavastehus County, Viborg and Nyslott County, Österbotten County and Kexholm County.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Counties_of_Sweden   (691 words)

  
 Länsstyrelsen i Västerbotten - facts about the county - Culture
In the world of film, Västerbotten is a regional resource centre for films and videos, whose mission is to spotlight films in the county, with a special emphasis on childrens and young peoples needs.
In the county there are 37 cinemas with in all 50 auditoria.
The county has a rich and thriving flora of young peoples music and young recording artists.
www.ac.lst.se /en/factsaboutthecounty/culture   (276 words)

  
 The Skoglund Foundation - CERUM
As the Chairman of the Board of the County Counsil, Skoglund was observant of the needs of physicians and dentists and of the importance an education of physicians and dentists would have to all parts of Norrland.
The County Counsil of Västerbotten, headed by Gösta Skoglund, intensely co-operated with the 1951 Committee of Dentistry.
Skoglunds promises of economic sacrifices on the part of the County Counsil were most likely of crucial importance for the proposal to localize the School of Dentistry to Umeå.
www.umu.se /cerum/skoglund/index_eng.html   (570 words)

  
 Länsstyrelsen i Västernorrland - The history of Västernorrland
Most of the county lines followed the traditional provincial borders.
Three years later, Norrland County was divided into Västerbotten County, which included today´s Västerbotten and Norrbotten counties, and the southern county, which included today´s provinces of Ångermanland, Medelpad, Hälsingland and Gästrikland.
Nine years later, the two counties were combined.
www-y.lst.se /english/aboutthecountyofvasternorrland/thehistoryofvasternorrland.4.eff545104c28f2e8480001814.html   (259 words)

  
 Education
New Objective 1 is a new programme for the EU's structural fonds for the period 2000 to 2006.
Although Northern Norrland has a better GNP, it still remains part of the Objective 1 area, as the aim of the programme is to develop the regions.
An overall aim is to develop Northern Norrland so that development of trade and commerce in the area is comparable to other successful regions in Sweden and the rest of Europe.
www.vasterbotten.se /english/eureg-detail.htm   (766 words)

  
 Länsstyrelsen i Norrbotten
In Sweden, each county has an Administrative Board, a governmental body working in direct and continuous contact with the people it serves.
It is an important link tetween people and municipalities on the one hand, and the government and central authorities on the other.
The work of the County Administrative Board is lead by the County Governor.
www.bd.lst.se /fakta/default.aspx?propID=10005044   (291 words)

  
 Northern County Councils Regional Federation - Cooperation in regional and highly specialized care   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Norrland University Hospital is administered by the County Council of Västerbotten.
The Regional Federation consists of twelve county politicians on the board; three from each one of the four Northern County Councils.
The Administrative Board, consisting of directors and officers from the county councils and the federation office, prepare matters and commissions for the political board.
www.norrlandstingen.nu /engcoop.htm   (229 words)

  
 Idaho, Latah County Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
OLOF OLSON This esteemed and capable business man of Latah County is senior member of the firm of Olson and Johnson, hardware and furniture merchants of Troy, Idaho, which is one of the leading mercantile firms of the county and they handle a full line of general and building hardware and house furnishings.
Olson was born in Norrland County, Sweden, on January 10, 1855, being the son of John and Martha Olson.
They settled in Pike County, Pennsylvania, and two years later they migrated to Tennessee, and in 1874 a move was made to Pawnee County, Kansas, where they remained, farming.
www.usroots.com /~idhistry/latah/olsono.html   (403 words)

  
 Counties of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Despite this the County reform survived in Finland until a reform in 1997 and still survives in Sweden, 370 years hence.
The counties established in what is now Finland in 1634 were Åbo and Björneborg County, Nyland and Tavastehus County, Viborg and Nyslott County, Österbotten County and Kexholm County.
The European Union is divided into a Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), where the Counties in Sweden correspond the third level of division.
counties-of-sweden.iqnaut.net   (405 words)

  
 Sweden Counties
In government reports, for example, the counties may be sorted by numeric code.
The counties are divided into kommuner (municipalities; 288 in 1998), which are further subdivided into församlingar (parishes).
All of the counties except Gotland are predominantly on the Scandinavian mainland.
www.statoids.com /use.html   (790 words)

  
 Regiments, Swedish, Navy
Those båtsmän was first of all taken from Norrland and northern Finland, that is from the remote provinces.
The First Company was located within the county of Stockholm (137 men), the Second within the county of Södermanland (142 men), in total 276 båtsmän.
Between 1756 and 1823 the Norrland companies were assigned to the The Stockholm Squadron of the Army Fleet.
www.algonet.se /~hogman/regiments_navy_eng.htm   (2466 words)

  
 County of West Norrland (Sweden)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It is parted per pale of the arms of Ångermanland and Medelpad.
The flag is a banner of the arms; arms granted on 5 December 1941.
The following communes are in this county (lan).
www.fotw.net /flags/se-22.html   (166 words)

  
 The Ultimate SVEROK Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In Sweden, most counties give support to youth clubs of a decent size.
Upper Norrland - Norrbotten County and Västerbotten County
East - Östergötland County, Jönköping County, Kronoberg County and Kalmar County
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/SVEROK   (1022 words)

  
 Västerbotten Direkt - Aktuell webbguide över Västerbottens län
The County Administration is the regional authority for reindeer management.
The County Administration administrates government land above the cultivation limit in the County of Västerbotten, an area that extends over nearly 3 million acres (1.2 million hectares).
Norrland consists of the five provinces of Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Jämtland, Väster-norrland and Gävleborg.
www.vasterbotten.se /english/index.asp   (860 words)

  
 The Road of War and Peace - History
Ostrobothnia and Western Bothnia on the opposite shores of Gulf Bothnia formed one county, which was led in turn by the King's men in Korsholm Castle, Ostrobothnia, in turn by a governor in Umeå, Western Bothnia.
Western Bothnia and the other areas of Norrland County were seen as a different and exotic part of the kingdom.
Before the inland was inhabited, people used to live mostly on the coastline and in the river valleys.
koti.mbnet.fi /sinisusi/sotajarauha/historiaa-e.htm   (417 words)

  
 Norrland County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
in 1994 by their son, Corbin Farber, in Ellison Bay on the Door County peninsula.
We were staying at the Norrland Resort on Highway 42 in Ellison Bay and had...
In 1638 the northern part of the county, Westrobothnia and Laponia, seceded to form Västerbotten County.
publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/n/no/norrland_county.html   (138 words)

  
 Rent Door County, Door County vacation rentals
The Sea Shanty is a cottage located right on the water at the Norrland Resort in downtown Ellison Bay.
This charming cottage has recently been renovated with a newly tiled kitchen and bathroom and a new bay window overlooking Green Bay and the Ellison Bay bluff.
Guests of the Sea Shanty enjoy common amenities of Norrland Resort including, fishing dock with boat slip rentals, small beach area, shorefront patio with sitting area, ice machine, fish cleaning station, shuffle board, row boat and canoe.
www.rentdoorcounty.com /hotproperty/property/lakefront/sea_shanty.html   (175 words)

  
 Kiruna - MaxTravelz
Europe : Northern Europe : Scandinavia : Sweden : Norrland : Kiruna
about 20,000 in the town proper) in Norrbotten county, Norrland is the northernmost and one of the most unusual towns in Sweden and the largest town in Swedish Lapland.
Kiruna houses the largest underground mine (iron ore) in the world and is also known for the Satellite/Space projects, the Sámi culture, the long winters, the modern town planning, and the beautiful church and town hall.
www.maxtravelz.com /kiruna.htm   (176 words)

  
 Kiruna - World Travel Guide
about 20,000 in the town proper) in Norrbotten county, Norrland is the northernmost and one of the most unusual towns in Sweden and the largest town in Swedish Lapland.
Kiruna houses the largest underground mine (iron ore) in the world and is also known for the Satellite/Space projects, the Sámi culture, the long winters, the modern town planning, and the beautiful church and town hall.
This page was last modified 11:55, 22 January 2006.
www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Kiruna   (155 words)

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