Kalmar County

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Kalmar län

Map highlighting the location of Kalmar County in Sweden
	County	SE-SE-H, SE-
	Capital	Kalmar
	Province	Småland, Öland
	Created	1634
	Area  -  -	11,171 km², -% of Sweden; ranked 9th
	Population Reference: ranked list	236,501 inh., 21.2 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

Kalmar County (Kalmar län) is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders 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.

Contents 1 Culture 2 Administration 3 Municipalities 4 Heraldry 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Culture

Much of Öland's present day landscape known as the Stora Alvaret has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This southern part of Oland is known for a large number of rare species; early paleolithic settlement at Alby; other prehistoric remains such as the Gettlinge Gravefield and Eketorp Fortress; and the Ottenby Nature Preserve.

[edit] 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 a Government Agency headed by a Governor. The current Governor is Sven Lindgren. See List of Kalmar County Governors.

[edit] Municipalities

On the mainland:

• Emmaboda
• Hultsfred
• Högsby
• Kalmar
• Mönsterås
• Nybro
• Oskarshamn
• Torsås
• Vimmerby
• Västervik

On Öland:

• Borgholm
• Mörbylånga

[edit] 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 Öland side by side. The current arms is a combination of the arms for Småland and Öland. Blazon: "Quartered, the arms of Småland and Öland"

[edit] See also

• University of Kalmar

[edit] External links

• Kalmar County Administrative Board
• Kalmar County Council
• Kalmar Regional Association of Local Authorities in the County
• University of Kalmar
• Hotels in Kalmar

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