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In Swedish local governance, a Region (Swedish: region), or in English, County Council, and County Council Area, [1] (previously designated landsting, roughly ”local assembly”), is a self-governing local authority and geographical entity of Sweden. There are 21 regions (one of which is a municipality having the same responsibilities as a ...
The 25 provinces of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges landskap) are historical, geographical and cultural regions. They have no administrative function (except in some sports contexts), but retain their own cultural identities, dialects and folklore. Several were administrative subdivisions until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden ...
The counties of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges län) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Sweden. There are twenty-one counties; however, the number of counties has varied over time, due to territorial changes and to divisions and/or mergers of existing existing counties.
The lands of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges landsdelar) are three traditional and historical regions of the country, each consisting of several provinces. The division into lands goes back to the foundation of modern Sweden, when Götaland , the land of the Geats , merged with Svealand , the land of the Swedes , to form the country, while Norrland ...
Sweden is: a Nordic country; Location: The regions that Sweden is located in are: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Europe. Northern Europe. Scandinavia. Scandinavian Peninsula; Time zone: Central European Time , Central European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Sweden. High: Kebnekaise 2,104 m (6,903 ft)
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne [3] (Swedish: [ˈskôːnɛ] ⓘ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (landskap) of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne County, created in 1997. Like the other historical provinces of Sweden, Scania ...
Svealand (Swedish: [ˈsvêːaˌland] ⓘ), or Swealand, is the historical core region of Sweden. It is located in south-central Sweden and is one of the three historical lands of Sweden, bounded to the north by Norrland and to the south by Götaland. Deep forests, Tiveden, Tylöskog, and Kolmården, separated Svealand from Götaland.
Cabinet of Sweden, Government agencies in Sweden; County administrative boards of Sweden; Local government. Regions of Sweden (regioner) - there are 21 [1] Municipalities of Sweden (kommuner) - there are 290 [2] City districts of Sweden (stadsdelar or stadsdelsnämndsområden) Ecclesiastically Church of Sweden; Dioceses (stift) Kontrakt; Pastorat