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27-543: Geographically, Kronoberg County is situated in the southern part of the province of Småland . It received its present borders in 1687 when Jönköping County was separated from the former Jönköping and Kronoberg County . The seat of residence for the Governor or landshövding is Växjö. The Governor is the head of the County Administrative Board or länsstyrelsen . The County Administrative Board

54-571: A blockade of supplies, before finally being defeated by larger forces attacking from both Västergötland and Östergötland. He famously defended Kronoberg Castle (now ruined) but was shot while trying to escape to then Danish-ruled Blekinge. A portion of Småland called the Kingdom of Crystal is known for its many glassworks and can be traced back to the 18th century. During the 17th and 18 Century Småland saw Christian revival break out, leading to an increase of entrepreneurship, church building and

81-486: A higher level of religious intensity and church participation. In terms of Lutheran ecclesiastical boundaries, most of the province encompasses the diocese of Växjö . Parts of northern Småland are in the diocese of Linköping . Småland is known for its free church congregations in Jönköping County. Most of Kalmar County and Kronoberg County have few or no free church congregations. Politically Småland

108-477: A rampant red lion carrying a crossbow, all on a golden background. The arms may be surmounted by a ducal coronet. The blazon in English would be, "Or, a lion rampant gules, langued and armed azure, holding in its front paws a crossbow of the second, bowed and stringed Sable with a bolt argent." The population of Småland was 780,389 as of 31 December 2023. The land is dominated by a forested high plain in which

135-627: Is Tomtabacken , at 377 metres (1,237 ft). In terms of total area, Småland is similar in size to Belgium and Israel . Whilst the traditional provinces of Sweden no longer serve any governmental purpose per se , they do retain historical and cultural importance. The province of Småland today is divided almost entirely into the three administrative counties of Jönköping , Kalmar , and Kronoberg . Some few small portions of historic Småland are situated in Halland and Östergötland Counties . The current coat of arms, granted in 1569, displays

162-476: Is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. The current Governor is Kristina Alsér who took over the office from Lars-Åke Lagrell . The County Council of Kronoberg or Landstinget Kronoberg . The table details all Riksdag election results of Kronoberg County since the unicameral era began in 1970 . The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards

189-522: Is a historical province ( landskap ) in southern Sweden . Småland borders Blekinge , Scania , Halland , Västergötland , Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea . The name Småland literally means "small lands", referring to many small historic provinces from which it was composed. The Latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages. The highest point in Småland

216-533: Is a series of flat surfaces built upon or deformed by a geological dome . The elevated terrain thought to be a buckle formed as result of far-away forces transmitted to Sweden. The main surfaces are the Sub-Cambrian peneplain , the South Småland peneplain and the "200 m peneplain". These surfaces and others are arranged in a stepped sequence called a piedmonttreppen . In eastern Småland,

243-450: Is from Älmhult, the founder of the global company IKEA . The name "Småland" is used as the name of the children's play areas at some IKEA stores. Småland is home to Linnaeus University , located in Växjö and Kalmar, and Jönköping University . The Swedish emigration to North America during the 19th century, is best depicted in a suite of novels by author Vilhelm Moberg , which is also

270-476: Is named Småland ("small lands") because it was an aggrupation of a dozen little (yet largely independent) territories: Kinda (today a part of Östergötland ), Tveta, Vista, Vedbo, Tjust , Sevede, Aspeland, Handbörd, Möre , Värend , Finnveden , and Njudung. Each "small land" had its own law in the Viking age and early Middle Ages and could declare itself neutral in wars that Sweden was involved in — at least if

297-752: Is the strongest province for Kristdemokraterna (the Swedish Christian Democratic Party) , and both of the last two leaders of the party - Göran Hägglund and Alf Svensson live in Jönköping Municipality in northern Småland. Carl Linnaeus (sw. Carl von Linné), (1707–1778), the botanist, often called the father of taxonomy or "The flower-king", was born in Älmhult in Småland. He gave the twinflower its Latin name based on his own ( Latin: Linnaea borealis ), because of his particular fondness of it. The flower has become Småland's provincial flower. Ingvar Kamprad

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324-485: The soil is mixed with sand and small boulders, making it barren in all but the coastal areas and unsuited for agriculture except in certain locations, most notably the Kalmar plains. The province is rich in lakes and bogs. The coast is marked by bays in the north (with an island archipelago offshore) and cultivated flatlands in the south. In total, cultivated land covers 14%, meadows cover 7%, and forests cover 50% of

351-540: The King had no army present at the parliamentary debate. Around 1350, during the reign of Magnus Eriksson , the first national law code was introduced in Sweden and the historic provinces lost much of their old autonomy. The city of Kalmar is one of the oldest cities of Sweden . In the medieval period it was the southernmost and the third largest city in Sweden, when it was a center for export of iron, which, in many cases,

378-585: The Sub-Cambrian peneplain dips gently to the sea. To the West, this part of the Sub-Cambrian peneplain terminates along a north–south escarpment (running slightly to the east of Växjö ) that separates it from other flat surfaces. Central and northwestern Småland contains strings of isolated hills . The lakes and rivers of Småland are associated to zones of weak rock, either fractured , weathered , or both. The many lakes in Småland owe their existence to

405-640: The Swedish and Scandinavian all-time highest-measured temperature with 38 °C (100 °F) on 1 June 1947. The area was probably populated in the Stone Age from the south, by people moving along the coast up to Kalmar . Småland was populated by Stone Age peoples by at least 6000 BC, since the Alby People are known to have crossed the ice bridge across the Kalmar Strait at that time. It

432-461: The area near Mörlunda containing various particularly narrow (<50 m) canyons. The climate of Småland is divided between the oceanic climate of coastal areas such as Kalmar and the humid continental climate of the interior higher areas such as Jönköping. Southern interior areas such as Växjö have similar oceanic climates such as the coastline. However, temperature average differences between areas are relatively small, since Småland lies in

459-507: The basis for the musical Kristina from Duvemåla created by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA fame. In her writing, children's book author Astrid Lindgren often portrayed scenes from her own childhood, growing up on a farm in Småland. In the 20th century, Småland has been known for its high level of entrepreneurship and low unemployment, especially in the Gnosjö region . Old Swedish encyclopedia Nordisk familjebok describes

486-464: The continental/oceanic transition zone. Summer daytime averages are similar throughout the province, since all three major urban areas are on average around 22 °C (72 °F) with daytime winter temperatures hovering around the freezing point. The slightly colder nights averaging −5 °C (23 °F) in Jönköping are in keeping with its continental classification. The locality of Målilla has

513-624: The creation of basins through the stripping of an irregular mantle of weathered rock by glacial erosion . The Lagan and the Nissan drain western Småland, following for most of their courses zones of weak rock associated with the Protogine Zone . Rusken , Rymmen , and Möckeln lakes are aligned with a more eastern branch of the Protogine Zone. Canyons cut into the bedrock are common in central and northern Småland, with

540-439: The end of the elected parliament. Note that all the municipalities have names after their seats except Uppvidinge, where the seat is located in the small town Åseda . The five most populous localities of Kronoberg County in 2020: SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and

567-520: The inhabitants of Småland as follows: A running joke local to Sweden, is that Smålandians are very economical, ranging from modestly frugal to utterly cheap . Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA said that the Smålandians are seen as the Scotsmen of Sweden. The local language is a Swedish dialect known as Småländska ( Smalandian ). This may in turn be separated in two main branches, with

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594-494: The last year on record alone. Kronoberg was formally granted its arms in 1944. However, use of the arms was already an established practice. It is a variation of the arms of Småland. Blazon: "In a field of gold on a green three tipped mountain, a red lion with blue armament stands upright, holding with both front paws a vertically aligned red crossbow with a black bow and arrow of silver." Sm%C3%A5land Småland ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsmǒːland] )

621-567: The northern related to the Götaland dialects and the southern to the Scanian dialects . For details, see: Districts of Småland After the unification of Sweden , around 800–1200 AD, Småland was for consistency divided into chartered cities and into hundreds . The historical sub-divisions of all Sweden's provinces were through hundreds ( Swedish: härad ). These were Småland's hundreds: List of towns in Småland, Sweden Football in

648-532: The sending out of missionaries all over the world. To this day, the people of Småland are affected by this activity. In the 19th century, Småland was afflicted by social and economic turbulence and poverty, and it had substantial emigration to North America . 4,300 Swedish emigrants were recruited to settle in Stamford, Texas , by the family network of the first Swedish emigrant to Texas, Swante M. Swenson , who came from Jönköping . The furniture company IKEA

675-525: The surface of the province. Other than lacking deep valleys, the landscape is similar to the Norrland terrain found further north in Sweden. The largest towns are Jönköping in the north-west, Växjö in the south, and Kalmar on the east coast near Öland Island. Småland comprises the central, eastern, and southern parts of the South Swedish highlands . In detail, the topography of Småland

702-611: Was founded in the Småland town of Älmhult . Overnight between 8 and 9 January 2005 the province suffered serious damage from the storm Gudrun . Towns with former city status were: Eksjö (chartered around 1400), Gränna (1652), Huskvarna (1911), Jönköping (1284), Kalmar (approximately 1100), Ljungby (1936), Nybro (1932), Nässjö (1914), Oskarshamn (1856), Sävsjö (1947), Tranås (1919), Vetlanda (1920), Vimmerby (approximately 1400), Värnamo (1920), Västervik (approximately 1200), Växjö (1342) Småland has four national parks: Compared to much of Sweden, Småland has

729-532: Was handled by German merchants. At that time, Scania and Blekinge were not part of Sweden. Småland was the center of several peasant rebellions. The most nearly successful was the Dackefejden led by Nils Dacke in 1542 and 1543. When officials of king Gustav Vasa were assaulted and murdered, the king sent small expeditions to pacify the area; but all failed. Dacke was the virtual ruler of large parts of Småland during that Winter, though much troubled by

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