Kronobergs län
Kronobergs län | |
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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 |
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Älmhult | 17,651 |
Alvesta | 20.134 |
Lessebo | 8,733 |
Ljungby | 28,521 |
Markaryd | 10,320 |
Tingsryd | 12,393 |
Uppvidings | 9,588 |
Vaxjo | 94.129 |
(As of December 31, 2019)
Municipalities in Kronobergs län |
Biggest places
(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 | 5 (−2) |
Folkpartiet liberalerna | 6.15 | 5.73 | 3 (± 0) |
Kristdemokraterna | 8.30 | 6.03 | 3 (−1) |
Socialdemokraterna | 36.15 | 33.73 | 15 (−1) |
Vänsterpartiet | 6.80 | 6.67 | 3 (± 0) |
Miljöpartiet de Gröna | 3.60 | 5.31 | 2 (± 0) |
Sverigedemokraterna | 2.16 | 4.71 | 2 (+2) |
Others | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0 (± 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
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- ↑ a b Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
- ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
- ^ Final result Valmyndigheten, accessed June 4, 2012
- ^ Distribution of seats in Valmyndigheten, accessed on June 4, 2012