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S?ermanland County

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S?ermanland County, or S?ermanlands l? is a County or l? on the south east coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of ?terg?land, ?ebro, V?tmanland, Uppsala, Stockholm and to the Baltic sea.

S?ermanlands l?
CountySE-D
Residence CityNyk?ing
County CouncilLandstinget S?mland
ProvinceSudermannia
Created1634
Area
 - Total
 - Percent
Ranked 18th
6,061 km²
1.5 %
Population
 - Total (1999)
 - Percent
 - Density
Ranked 15th
255,890
2.9 %
42.2/km²

Table of contents
1 Province
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Sudermannia

The province of Sudermannia virtually encompasses S?ermanland County.

Administration

Main article: S?ermanland County Administrative Board

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fullfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of S?ermanland Governors.

Politics

Main article: S?ermanland County Council

The County Council of S?ermanland or Landstinget S?mland.

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of S?ermanland

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Sudermannia

S?ermanland County inherited its coat of arms from the province of Sudermannia. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

Miscellaneous topics

External links


Counties of Sweden:
Blekinge  |  Dalarna  |  Gotland  |  G?leborg  |  Halland  |  J?tland
J?k?ing  |  Kalmar  |  Kronoberg County  |  Norrbotten  |  Sk?e  |  Stockholm
S?ermanland  |  Uppsala  |  V?mland  |  V?terbotten  |  V?ternorrland
V?tmanland  |  V?tra G?aland  |  ?ebro  |  ?terg?land


Provinces of Sweden  |  Sweden