Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County
Kronobergs län (Swedish) | |
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Taxås Nature Reserve, Möcklen Lake | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kronoberg County in Sweden | |
Location map of Kronoberg County in Sweden | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Established | 1674 |
| Capital | Växjö |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Maria Arnholm (Liberals) |
| • Council | Region Kronoberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,466 km2 (3,269 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 203,686 |
| • Density | 24.06/km2 (62.31/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | SEK 76 billion €8.103 billion (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE-G |
| NUTS Region | SE212 |
| Website | www |
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.