Skaraborg County

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Skaraborg County was a former county in Sweden that existed until 1997, when it was merged into the larger Västra Götaland County.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Skaraborg County canonical 3
Skaraborgs län 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former county of Sweden
administrativeCenter Mariestad
capital Mariestad
contains Essunga
Essunga Municipality
Falköping
Falköping Municipality
linked to: Falköping

Gnosjö Municipality
Grästorp
Grästorp Municipality
Gullspång
Gullspång Municipality
Götene
Götene Municipality
Habo
Hjo
Hjo Municipality
Karlsborg
Karlsborg Municipality
Lidköping
Lidköping Municipality
linked to: Lidköping

Mariestad
Mariestad Municipality
Mullsjö
Mullsjö Municipality
Skara
Skara Municipality
Skövde
Skövde Municipality
Tibro
Tibro Municipality
Tidaholm
Tidaholm Municipality
Töreboda
Töreboda Municipality
Vara
Vara Municipality
country Sweden
dissolvedInto Västra Götaland County
endTime 1997
31 December 1997
followedBy Västra Götaland County
governmentType county administrative board
hasType administrative county
language Swedish
locatedIn Götaland
Sweden
southern Sweden
mergedWith Gothenburg and Bohus County
linked to: Älvsborg County

Älvsborg County
mergerDate 1997
namedAfter Skaraborg Castle
officialName Skaraborgs län
linked to: Skaraborg County
partOf Svea Court of Appeal jurisdiction
shortName Skaraborgs län
linked to: Skaraborg County
subdivisionOf Sweden
usedFor healthcare administration
regional administration
regional planning

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Västra Götaland County formedByMergerOf Skaraborg County
Skaraborg Regiment associatedProvince Skaraborg County
Skaraborg County shortName Skaraborgs län
linked to: Skaraborg County
Skaraborg County officialName Skaraborgs län
linked to: Skaraborg County
Älvsborg County borderedBy Skaraborg County