Kronobergs län

Kronobergs län
Basic data
Historical Province ( landskap ) :	Småland
Residence town (residensstad) :	Vaxjo
Administrative structure:	8 municipalities
District President ( landshövding ) :	Ingrid Burman
Letter (länsbokstav) :	G
SCB code:	07
Residents :	201,469 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	9,385.2 km²
Population density :	21.5 inhabitants / km²
Establishment (year):	1674
Website:	www.g.lst.se

Coordinates: 56 ° 47 ′  N , 14 ° 26 ′  E Kronobergs län is a province ( län ) in the historic southern Swedish province of Småland . The administrative seat of the province is Växjö .

Kronobergs län is named after the Kronoberg ruin near Växjö. The sparsely populated landscape is characterized by extensive coniferous forests, many lakes ( Bolmen , Åsnen , Möckeln (Älmhult) ) and agricultural areas (especially pasture farming).

Parishes and places

Communities

Kronobergs län consists of eight municipalities (Swedish: Kommuner ).

local community	Residents
Älmhult	17,651
Alvesta	20.134
Lessebo	08,733
Ljungby	28,521
Markaryd	10,320
Tingsryd	12,393
Uppvidings	09,588
Vaxjo	94.129

(As of December 31, 2019)

Alvesta Lessebo Ljungby Markaryd Tingsryd Vaxjo Älmhult Åseda (Uppvidinge)

Municipalities in Kronobergs län

Biggest places

See also : List of perpetrators in Kronobergs län

• Vaxjo (60,887)
• Ljungby (15,205)
• Älmhult (8,955)
• Alvesta (8,017)

(Residents as of December 31, 2010)

politics

The election for the 2010 Landsting resulted in gains for moderates, greens and right-wing populists.

Political party	Percent 2006	Percent 2010	Mandates 2010
Moderate samling party	23.10	27.01	12 (+2)
Centerpartiet	13.49	10.71	05 (−2)
Folkpartiet liberalerna	06.15	05.73	03 (± 0)
Kristdemokraterna	08.30	06.03	03 (−1)
Socialdemokraterna	36.15	33.73	15 (−1)
Vänsterpartiet	06.80	06.67	03 (± 0)
Miljöpartiet de Gröna	03.60	05.31	02 (± 0)
Sverigedemokraterna	02.16	04.71	02 (+2)
Others	00.24	00.11	00 (± 0)
total	100	100	45 (± 0)

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows in gold a blue-armored red lion with a red, silver-tipped arrow and black bow, aiming at the head of the shield and standing on a green mountain of three .

Web links

Commons : Kronobergs län  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
3. ^ Final result Valmyndigheten, accessed June 4, 2012
4. ^ Distribution of seats in Valmyndigheten, accessed on June 4, 2012