Kronoberg County

{{About|the administrative county|Riksdag constituency|Kronoberg County (Riksdag constituency)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Kronoberg County

| native_name = {{native name|sv|Kronobergs län}}

| settlement_type = County of Sweden

| image_skyline = Taxås naturreservat, Möcklen - panoramio.jpg

| image_caption = Taxås Nature Reserve, Möcklen Lake

| image_flag = Kronobergs län vapenflagga.svg

| flag_size = 100px

| image_shield = Kronoberg vapen.svg

| shield_size = 100px

| image_blank_emblem =

| blank_emblem_type =

| blank_emblem_size = 150px

| image_map = Kronobergs län in Sweden.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Kronoberg County in Sweden

| image_map1 = Sweden Kronoberg location map.svg

| map_alt1 =

| map_caption1 = Location map of Kronoberg County in Sweden

| coordinates =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Sweden

| established_date = 1674

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Växjö

| parts_type = Municipalities

| parts = 8

| p1 = Älmhult

| p2 = Alvesta

| p3 = Lessebo

| p4 = Ljungby

| p5 = Markaryd

| p6 = Tingsryd

| p7 = Uppvidinge

| p8 = Växjö

| leader_party = Liberals

| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Maria Arnholm

| leader_title1 = Council

| leader_name1 = Region Kronoberg

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 8466

| population_as_of = 31 December 2023

| population_footnotes = {{cite web | title=Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023 | publisher=Statistics Sweden | url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/folkmangd-och-befolkningsforandringar---helarsstatistik/folkmangd-i-riket-lan-och-kommuner-31-december-2023-och-befolkningsforandringar-2023/ |date=31 December 2023 | access-date=2 June 2024}}

| population_total = 203,686

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = GDP

| demographics1_footnotes = [http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

| demographics1_title1 = Total

| demographics1_info1 = SEK 76 billion
€8.103 billion (2015)

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| iso_code = SE-G

| blank_name_sec2 = NUTS Region

| blank_info_sec2 = {{URL|http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabularyconcept/common/nuts/SE212|SE212}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.g.lst.se}}

}}

File:Geografisk karta över landsvägarna genom Kronobergs län.jpg

Kronoberg County ({{IPA|sv|ˈkrûːnʊˌbærj|IPA}};{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0018.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=14}} {{langx|sv|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 {{convert|20|km|mi}} from the coastline.

Province

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.

Administration

The seat of residence for the Governor or landshövding is Växjö. The Governor is the head of 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.

Politics

The County Council of Kronoberg or Landstinget Kronoberg.

Governors

[[Riksdag]] elections

The table details all Riksdag election results of Kronoberg County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Year

! Turnout

! Votes

! V

! S

! MP

! C

! L

! KD

! M

! SD

! NyD

! Left

! Right

1970{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1970-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1970|publisher=SCB|accessdate=21 September 2021}}

| 88.4

| 103,021

| 4.0

| 39.1

| 30.0

| 11.5

| 2.1

| 13.2

| 43.1

| 54.7

1973{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1973|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}

| 91.0

| 107,136

| 4.0

| 38.8

| 34.7

| 5.7

| 1.7

| 14.8

| 42.8

| 55.2

1976{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1976|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}

| 92.2

| 113,411

| 3.5

| 37.6

| 34.2

| 7.6

| 1.4

| 15.4

| 41.1

| 57.2

1979{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1979|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}

| 91.0

| 113,467

| 4.2

| 38.1

| 27.2

| 8.1

| 1.4

| 20.6

| 42.3

| 55.9

1982{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1982|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}

| 91.4

| 115,714

| 4.3

| 41.1

| 1.6

| 23.9

| 4.0

| 1.9

| 23.1

| 45.4

| 51.0

1985{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1985|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}

| 90.0

| 115,825

| 4.3

| 40.9

| 1.4

| 20.8

| 11.5

| 21.0

| 45.2

| 53.2

1988{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1988|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}

| 86.6

| 112,094

| 4.7

| 41.1

| 5.2

| 18.5

| 9.3

| 3.9

| 17.1

| 54.1

| 44.8

1991{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1991|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}

| 87.7

| 114,359

| 3.9

| 34.5

| 3.1

| 14.9

| 6.8

| 8.8

| 19.5

| 7.5

| 38.3

| 50.0

1994{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1994|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}

| 87.6

| 115,735

| 5.8

| 42.6

| 4.8

| 13.3

| 5.4

| 4.8

| 21.5

| 0.9

| 53.2

| 45.0

1998{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1998-Del-1-Riksdagen.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1998|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}

| 82.3

| 108,852

| 10.7

| 36.5

| 4.1

| 9.6

| 2.9

| 14.4

| 20.1

| 51.4

| 47.1

2002{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag 2002|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907132650/https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html|url-status=dead}}

| 80.9

| 107,726

| 7.3

| 40.6

| 4.0

| 10.9

| 9.8

| 10.9

| 14.1

| 1.7

| 51.9

| 45.7

2006{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html|title=Allmänna val 17 september 2006|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928124857/https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html|url-status=dead}}

| 82.8

| 111,327

| 4.9

| 36.0

| 4.2

| 11.3

| 5.7

| 7.9

| 24.7

| 3.5

| 45.1

| 49.6

2010{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217125738/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}

| 85.1

| 116,513

| 4.6

| 30.5

| 6.1

| 9.9

| 5.7

| 6.1

| 29.8

| 6.4

| 41.2

| 51.6

2014{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211028/https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}

| 86.7

| 120,775

| 4.5

| 32.4

| 5.4

| 9.1

| 3.4

| 5.0

| 21.9

| 15.6

| 42.4

| 39.4

2018{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2018|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2021|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217125738/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}

| 88.2

| 124,570

| 6.1

| 29.6

| 3.2

| 9.4

| 3.5

| 7.6

| 19.2

| 20.3

| 48.2

| 50.5

2022{{Cite web |title=Valpresentation |url=https://resultat.val.se/val2022/slutlig/RD/riksdagsvalkrets/28 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=resultat.val.se |language=sv}}

|85.5

|126,385

|3.5

|31.0

|3.5

|6.1

|3.1

|6.8

|19.5

|23.6

|44.1

|53.0

Municipalities

Image:Kronoberg, Open Street Map, September 2012.jpg

Note that all the municipalities have names after their seats except Uppvidinge, where the seat is located in the small town Åseda.

Localities in order of size

The five most populous localities of Kronoberg County in 2020:{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01T/MI0810_To_So_Kommun2010.xls |title=Tätorter 2010 (Localities 2010) |work=Statistics Sweden |date=2010 |access-date=9 February 2014|language=sv}}

class="wikitable" ! # !! Locality !! Population
1	Växjö	align="right" \| 71,282
2	Ljungby	align="right" \| 16,098
3	Älmhult	align="right" \| 11,003
4	Alvesta	align="right" \| 9,255
5	Markaryd	align="right" \| 5,123

Demographics

= Foreign background =

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgGrov/|language=sv|title=PxWeb - välj variabler och värden|publisher=SCB|access-date=11 August 2020}} The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right

!Location

!2002

!2006

!2010

!2014

!2018

!2019

align=left|Alvesta

| 10.8

| 12.1

| 15.5

| 20.9

| 25.2

| 25.9

align=left|Lessebo

| 10.9

| 13.4

| 17.2

| 23.9

| 31.6

align=left|Ljungby

| 12.1

| 13.6

| 16.2

| 19.0

| 23.2

| 23.7

align=left|Markaryd

| 14.2

| 16.5

| 19.0

| 21.8

| 28.9

| 29.7

align=left|Tingsryd

| 7.5

| 9.1

| 11.3

| 14.4

| 18.4

| 19.0

align=left|Uppvidinge

| 10.5

| 13.4

| 15.8

| 20.0

| 25.5

| 26.5

align=left|Växjö

| 12.5

| 14.9

| 18.6

| 21.1

| 24.4

| 25.2

align=left|Älmhult

| 10.1

| 12.6

| 16.2

| 19.9

| 29.2

| 30.3

align=left|Total

|11.6

|13.7

|17.0

|19.0

|25.0

|25.7

align=left colspan=7|Source: SCB

Heraldry

Kronoberg was formally granted its arms in 1944. However, use of the arms was already an established practice. It is a variation of the arms of Småland.

Blazon: "In a field of gold on a green three tipped mountain, a red lion with blue armament stands upright, holding with both front paws a vertically aligned red crossbow with a black bow and arrow of silver."

References and notes

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20021220134645/http://www.g.lst.se/engelska/index.htm Kronoberg County Administrative Board]
[http://www.ltkronoberg.se/ Kronoberg County Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528174718/http://www.ltkronoberg.se/ |date=2017-05-28 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20021129132847/http://www.kronoberg.komforb.se/ Kronoberg Regional Association of Local Authorities]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070203111634/http://www.detnaturligafisket.com/ The Natural Fishing] Fishing in South Eastern Sweden—tourism page
[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1792686234/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vamf_tkin_p1_i1 Book about Kronoberg] Travel & Life in Kronoberg

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