Kronoberg County ( IPA: [ˈkrûːnʊˌbærj] ; Swedish : Kronobergs län ) is a county or län in southern Sweden . Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland . It borders the counties of Skåne , Halland , Jönköping , Kalmar , and Blekinge . Its capital is the city of Växjö . While Kronoberg is an inland county, the southernmost fringes are about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coastline.
4-492: 56°37′05″N 14°12′07″E / 56.618°N 14.202°E / 56.618; 14.202 Råshult is a village just north of Älmhult in Kronoberg County , Småland , Sweden . It is notable as the birthplace of the seminal biologist and "father of modern taxonomy ", Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). In Råshult there is also a memorial to him. This article about a location in Kronoberg County , Sweden
8-460: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kronoberg County 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
12-522: The County Administrative Board or länsstyrelsen . The County Administrative Board 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
16-561: The Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards 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
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