Map of the country roads through Skaraborg county in 1731.
The county was named after a fortress (borg) outside the city of Skara. The seat of residence for the county governor was Mariestad from 1660 onwards and the largest city (during the 20th century) was first Lidköping and later Skövde. The county consisted of the northeastern part of the province of Västergötland.
Even though Skaraborg County itself no longer exists, various organizations are still named after it, and cover that approximate area. These include several newspapers, one public radio channel and various non-profit organizations. Also, the regional hospital complex in Skövde is named Skaraborgs sjukhus, as is the Skaraborg Wing (F 7) in Såtenäs and the Skaraborg Regiment (P 4) in Skövde.
The area in yellow was the territory that made up Skaraborg County
skaraborg, county, swedish, skaraborgs, län, ˈskɑ, ːraˌbɔrjs, ˈlɛːn, county, sweden, from, 1634, until, 1997, disestablished, 1997, when, merged, with, counties, gothenburg, bohus, Älvsborg, form, västra, götaland, county, skaraborgs, läncounty, sweden1634, 19. Skaraborg County Swedish Skaraborgs lan ˈskɑ ːraˌbɔrjs ˈlɛːn 1 was a county of Sweden from 1634 until 1997 It was disestablished at the end of 1997 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus and Alvsborg to form Vastra Gotaland County Skaraborg CountySkaraborgs lanCounty of Sweden1634 1997Coat of armsCapitalSkara 1634 1660 Mariestad 1660 1997 HistoryGovernmentGovernor 1991 97Birger BackstromHistory Established1634 Disestablished31 December 1997Succeeded byVastra Gotaland CountyMap of the country roads through Skaraborg county in 1731 The county was named after a fortress borg outside the city of Skara The seat of residence for the county governor was Mariestad from 1660 onwards and the largest city during the 20th century was first Lidkoping and later Skovde The county consisted of the northeastern part of the province of Vastergotland Even though Skaraborg County itself no longer exists various organizations are still named after it and cover that approximate area These include several newspapers one public radio channel and various non profit organizations Also the regional hospital complex in Skovde is named Skaraborgs sjukhus as is the Skaraborg Wing F 7 in Satenas and the Skaraborg Regiment P 4 in Skovde The area in yellow was the territory that made up Skaraborg County Two of the municipalities Habo and Mullsjo adjacent to the city of Jonkoping were transferred to the Jonkoping County at the time of dissolution See also EditList of governors of Skaraborg County List of governors of Vastra Gotaland County County administrative boards of SwedenReferences Edit Joran Sahlgren Gosta Bergman 1979 Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter in Swedish p 22 This article about a location in Vastra Gotaland County Sweden is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skaraborg County amp oldid 1118706848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
