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  Nyland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nyland - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland)
Nyland och Tavastehus län - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland)
Nylands län - a former Province of Finland
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nyland   (147 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Counties-of-Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Gotland County, or Gotlands län, is a County or län of Sweden.
Skåne County, or Skåne län, is the southernmost County or län, of Sweden.
Norrland County, or Norrlands län was a County of Sweden, from 1634 to 1645.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Counties_of_Sweden   (2544 words)

  
 Nyland and Tavastehus County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nyland and Tavastehus County, Nylands och Tavastehus län or Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni, was a County (län) of Sweden (now in modern Finland) from 1634 to 1808, named after Nyland and Tavastehus.
Part of the Satakunta district was joined to Nyland and Tavastehus from the Björneborg County, while the Övre Hollola district went to Kymmene.
After the Treaty of Fredrikshamn in 1809 it continued to be a County of the Grand Duchy of Finland until 1831 when it was split into Nyland County and Tavastehus County respectively.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nyland_and_Tavastehus_County   (144 words)

  
 Counties of Sweden article - Counties of Sweden Governors Administrative Boards Councils Municipalities List - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A County, or Län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden.
The Counties were established in 1634 on count Axel Oxenstierna's initiative, superseding the Provinces of Sweden to introduce a modern administration.
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.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Counties_of_Sweden   (415 words)

  
 Station Information - Counties of Finland
The Counties of Finland was the administrative division of Finland from 1634 to 1997.
The counties were introduced by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna when Finland was a part of Sweden, to supercede an older division into the Provinces of Sweden.
The counties never the less continued to be the basic geographical and administrative subdivision of the country during the time as a Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire and after independence in 1917 and until 1997, when a reform introduced the Provinces of Finland.
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/c/co/counties_of_finland.html   (162 words)

  
 Regiments, Finland, Cavalry
The County of Åbo and Björneborg Cavalry Regiment
The County of Nyland and Tavastehus Cavalry Regiment
The Karelian or County of Viborg and Nyslott Cavalry Regiment
www.algonet.se /~hogman/regiments_cav_sf_eng.htm   (536 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Nyland and Tavastehus County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Part of the Satakunta district was joined to Nyland and Tavastehus from the Björneborg County, while the ×vre Hollola district went to Kymmene.
After the Treaty of Fredrikshamn in 1809 it continued to be a County of Finland until 1831 when it was split into Nyland County and Tavastehus County respectively.
Nyland and Tavastehus County Cavalry Regiment, Nylands och Tavastehus läns kavalleriregemente in Swedish, was one of the three original Finnish provincial cavalry regiments in the Swedish Army.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nyland-and-Tavastehus-County   (518 words)

  
 Counties of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Counties of Sweden, or län, are the administrative and political subdivision in Sweden.
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.
Norrland County (in 1645 divided as Västerbotten County, Hudiksvall County and Härnösand County.
www.enviromagination.com /wiki/Counties_of_Sweden   (590 words)

  
 County
The county of Oslo is equivalent to the municipality of Oslo.
In the county, the population is spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 34.70% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who are 65 years of age or older.
In the county the population is spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 38.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /co/county.html   (7327 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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Nyland and Tavastehus County, Nylands och Tavastehus län or Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni, was a County of Sweden from 1634 to 1808, named after Nyland and Tavastehus.
After the Treaty of Fredrikshamn in 1808 it continued to be a County of Finland until 1831 when it was split into Nyland County and Tavastehus County respectively.
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 iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Nylandia, Nyland or Uusimaa is a historical province in the south of Finland.
Nyland is confined within the boundaries of the administrative province of Southern Finland, and was a former lääni "province".
Nylandia was the, along with the rest of Finland, held by the Kingdom of Sweden from the 12th century and then ceded to Imperial Russia in the War of Finland in 1809.
nylandia.iqexpand.com   (411 words)

  
 Counties of Sweden -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sweden is divided into 21 counties, and in each county there is a (Click link for more info and facts about County Administrative Board) County Administrative Board as well as a (The elected governing body of a county) County Council.
The County Administrative Board, or Länsstyrelse, is appointed by the (The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) Government to coordinate administration with national political goals for the County.
Despite this the county reform survived in (Republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917) Finland until a (A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses) reform in 1997 and still survives in Sweden, 370 years hence.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Co/Counties_of_Sweden.htm   (550 words)

  
 Counties of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sweden is divided into 21 counties, and in each county there is a County Administrative Board aswell as a County Council.
The Counties were established in 1634 on count Axel Oxenstierna 's initiative, superseding the Provinces of Sweden to introduce a modern administration.
The counties established in what is now Finland in 1634were Åbo and Björneborg County, Nyland and Tavastehus County, Viborg and Nyslott County, Österbotten County and Kexholm County.
www.therfcc.org /counties-of-sweden-74946.html   (366 words)

  
 Counties of Sweden - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Despite this the county reform survived in Finland until a reform in 1997 and still survives in Sweden, 370 years hence.
The provinces of Sweden, or landskap, and the lands of Sweden, or landsdelar, lack political importance today but are culturally of great significance.
Counties of Sweden, List of counties, History, Older subdivisions, Riksområden, See also and External links.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Counties_of_Sweden   (430 words)

  
 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - List of Swedish regiments
Tavastia, Viborg and Nyslott County Third Man Foot Regiment, Tavastehus, Viborgs och Nyslotts läns tremänningsregemente till fot
Nyland and Tavastehus County Cavalry Regiment, Nylands och Tavastehus läns kavalleriregemente
Viborg and Nyslott County Cavalry Regiment, Viborgs och Nyslotts läns kavalleriregemente
fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/List_of_Swedish_regiments   (1059 words)

  
 Regiments, Finland, Infantry
In 1791 the regiment was extended with a battalion from the Tavastehus and Nyland Cavalry Regiment (Tavastehus och Nylands kavalleriregemente) and then reorganized into light infantry.
The Nyland Infantry Regiment was then referred to as the "18th Regiment".
the remains of the disestablished the Eastern Nyland Regiment in 1695 and from the Western Nyland and Tavastehus Infantry Regiment in 1696.
www.algonet.se /~hogman/regiments_inf_sf_eng.htm   (1200 words)

  
 Basic facts on some Swedish auxiliary units raised during the war of 1788
The unit was recruited in southern Finland, mainly Nyland, Tavastland, Satakunta and Proper Finland.
During autumn 1788 the governor of the county Österbotten made an agreement with the peasantry in the western parts of his county of forming a lantwehr unit.
The whole purpose of forming the unit was the defence of the county, but after a call for military aid from the governor in northern Carelia, some 790 volunteers marched for Kuopio.
hem.bredband.net /b111807/English/Eng-gustavian/Eng-gustavian-army4.htm   (2796 words)

  
 Counties in Finland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Counties in Finland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The counties were introduced by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna when Finland was a part of Sweden, to supersede an older division into the Provinces of Sweden.
Counties in Finland, Counties in Finland 1634 and 'Counties' in Finland 1997.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Counties_in_Finland   (214 words)

  
 Female Governors 1990-2000
As County Treasurer 1975-82 and State Treasurer 1982-90, she was the first woman to hold any state office in Texas for 50 years, since governor Ma Ferguson (1925-27 and 1933-35).
As Stiftamtmand she oversees the Diocese of Copenhagen and as Statsamtmand the County administration and in 2005 she was appointed to handle the transfer from the Statsamt of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and parts of Sealand to new State Administration (Statsforvaltningen Hovedstaden).
She was County Councillor 1985-988 and is member of the board of the English Heritage Commission and holds other posts in the community.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Governors1990.htm   (3826 words)

  
 NYLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Search the NYLAND Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
Search the NYLAND Family Resource Center at RootsWeb.com (if available).
Find graves of people named NYLAND at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/N/NYLAND.htm   (73 words)

  
 Nyland and Tavastehus County - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Nyland and Tavastehus County - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Nyland and Tavastehus County contains research on
Nyland and Tavastehus County and List of Governors.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Nyland_and_Tavastehus_County   (124 words)

  
 Counties of Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A major change occurred in 1808 when Sweden after being defeated in the Finnish War wasforced to cede the Finnish counties to Russia under the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.
The counties never the less continuedto be the basic geographical and administrative subdivision of the country during the time as a Grand Duchy in the Russian Empireand after independence in 1917 and until 1997, when a reform introduced the Provinces of Finland.
Viborg and Nyslott County Viborgs ochNyslotts län/Viipurin ja Savonlinnan lääni
www.therfcc.org /counties-of-finland-359464.html   (164 words)

  
 Lycos Search Results: web results for tavastehus  1 thru 10 of 8,250   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Nyland and Tavastehus County, Nylands och Tavastehus län or Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni, was a County of Sweden from 1634 to 1808
Jean Sibelius, Tavastehus Finland, composer, Valse Triste, Finlandia December 8, 1865 in history...
Sibeliuksen Hämeenlinna =: Sibelius och hans Tavastehus = Sibelius...
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 Articles - Hakkapeliitta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Nyland and Tavastehus County Cavalry Regiment, in Swedish Nylands och Tavastehus läns kavalleriregemente.
Their most famous commander was Torsten Stålhandske, who was commissioned as a lieutenant-colonel with the Nyland and Tavastehus Cavalry Regiment in 1629 and led it for the first time into the Thirty Years' War.
The original provincial regiments (landskapsregementen) had been raised by splitting the old Grand regiments (Storregementen, also "Land regiments" (landsregementen), organized by Gustav II Adolph at the end of the 1610s, forming 21 infantry and eight cavalry regiments as written in the Swedish constitution of 1634.
www.1-ace.com /articles/Hakkapeliitta   (592 words)

  
 Basfakta om Gustav III armé
The regiment was allotted in approximately the same area as today's Södermanlands county, but were also allotted in a part of Östergötland
The corps was only to be used for the defence of the county.
Soon the corps was transformed to a vergerings (reserve) battalion for the regular regiment.
hem.bredband.net /b111807/English/Eng-gustavian/Eng-gustavian-army1.htm   (5242 words)

  
 The Napoleonic Swedish Army
A northern Swedish contingent (entering from the county of Värmland) was, however, stopped at Lier and Skotterud (Matrand).
County of Abo Regiment (Åbo läns regemente) - Baron H. Fleming (colonel)
Of the Finnish Artillery Regiment (Af Finska artillerireg:tet)
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 Paradox Interactive Forums - Original city/province/country names mod
I had to relocate some cities to make them more historical.
@Txini: I have changed the county of Granada to Al-Andalus, because the Moors called it like this.
So you also are going to change country names
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