Västmanland County




County (län) of Sweden


County of Sweden











































































Västmanland County


Västmanlands län

County of Sweden




Flag of Västmanland County
Flag
Coat of arms of Västmanland County
Coat of arms

Västmanland County in Sweden
Västmanland County in Sweden


Location map of Västmanland County in Sweden
Location map of Västmanland County in Sweden

Country
 Sweden
Founded 1634
Capital Västerås
Municipalities
Government

 • Governor Ingemar Skogö
 • Council Landstinget Västmanland
Area

 • Total 5,145.8 km2 (1,986.8 sq mi)
Population
(September 30, 2017)[1]

 • Total 270,535
 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE-U
GDP/ Nominal
SEK 60,287 million (2004)
GDP per capita
SEK 233,000
NUTS Region SE125
Website www.u.lst.se

Västmanland County (Västmanlands län) is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders to the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's third largest lake).




Contents






  • 1 Province


  • 2 Administration


  • 3 Politics


  • 4 Municipalities


  • 5 Heraldry


  • 6 Sports


  • 7 References and notes


  • 8 External links





Province


For history, geography and culture, see: Västmanland (Westmannia)



Administration


The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag 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 a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Västmanland Governors.



Politics


The County Council of Västmanland or Landstinget Västmanland.



Municipalities


Lake at the lower right is Mälaren; at the lower left is Hjälmaren.



  • Arboga

  • Fagersta

  • Hallstahammar

  • Kungsör

  • Köping

  • Norberg

  • Sala

  • Skinnskatteberg

  • Surahammar

  • Västerås


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Heraldry


Main article: Västmanland § Heraldry

The County of Västmanland inherited its coat of arms from the province of Västmanland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.



Sports





ABB Arena Syd, the largest permanent indoor arena for bandy in Sweden


Football in the county is administered by Västmanlands Fotbollförbund. Bandy is also popular, with the most successful Swedish team Västerås SK. Several Bandy World Championship finals have been played in Västerås.



References and notes





  1. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-19..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links



  • Västmanland County Administrative Board

  • Västmanland County Council





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