The County of Västra Götaland is a county on the western coast of Sweden. It borders to the Counties of Värmland, Örebro, Östergötland, Jönköping and Halland. It is also bounded by the Norwegian county of Østfold, lakes Vättern and Vänern, as well as the sea of Skagerrak. The largest city in the county is Gothenburg.
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For History, Geography and Culture see: Västergötland, Bohuslän, Dalsland
The County of Västra Götaland consists of the provinces Västergötland, Bohuslän and Dalsland. It is also a part of the land of Götaland.
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Main article: County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland[?]
Västra Götaland was created in 1999 by a merger of the three former counties of Gothenburg and Bohus, Älvsborg and Skaraborg. The seat of residence for the Govenor or Landshövding is the City of Gothenburg. The Govenor is the head of the County Administrative Board or Länsstyrelse.
| Politics |
Main article: Regional Council of Västra Götaland[?]
The Regional Council of Västra Götaland or Västra Götalandsregionen is an evolved County Council that for a trial period has assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board. Similar provisions are applicable to the counties of Skåne and Gotland during the trial period.
| Municipalities |
Main article: Municipalities of Västra Götaland
| Heraldry |
Main article: Heraldry of Västergötland[?]
The arms for the County of Västra Götaland was granted in 1999 when the county was formed. It a combination of the provincial arms of Västergötland[?], Bohuslän[?] and Dalsland[?] with the arms for the city of Gothenburg[?]. When the arms is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board, which is the regional presence of (royal) government authority. Blazon: "Quartered, I. the arms of Gothenburg, II. the arms of Bohuslän, III. the arms of Dalsland turned in courtoisie, IV. the arms of Västergötland."
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| External links |
- County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland (http://www.o.lst.se/)
- Regional Council of Västra Götaland (http://www.vgregion.se/)
- Gothenburg Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.gr.to/)
- Sjuhärad Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.sjuharad.com/)
- Skaraborg Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.r.komforb.se/)
- Fyrbodals Regional Association of Local Authorities (http://www.fyrbodal.o.se/)
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Counties of Sweden:
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