Jämtland County

Also known as Jämtlands län

county (län) In Sweden

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Jämtland County is a region in central Sweden organized as a county (län), which is the standard administrative division used throughout the country. Like other Swedish counties, it serves as a local government area responsible for providing public services and managing regional affairs within its boundaries.

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Encyclopedic overview

Jämtland County (Swedish: Jämtlands län, pronounced [ˈjɛmtlɑnds ˈlɛːn]; Southern Sami: Jiemthen leene, pronounced [ˈjiemten ˈleːne]) is a county or län in Sweden. It consists of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small strips of Lapland and Dalarna. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Gävleborg, Västernorrland, and Västerbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Trøndelag. It measures 49,443 km (19,090 sq mi) and constitutes 12% of Sweden's total area, making it the country's third largest county. The capital is Östersund. The county governor and leader of the administrative board, as appointed by the Swedish government, has been Marita Ljung since 2021.

The county was established in 1810, at the time it consisted only of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, which is why the coat of arms is a shield parted per fess with their provincial arms. King Carl XVI Gustaf is occasionally referred to as Duke of Jämtland after his title of king.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jämtland County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.