Älvsborg County

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Älvsborg County was a former county in western Sweden that existed until 1997, when it was incorporated into the newly formed Västra Götaland County.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Älvsborg County canonical 2
Gothenburg and Bohus County 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former county of Sweden
administeredBy Governor of Älvsborg County
borderedBy Göteborg and Bohus County
Halland County
Jönköping County
Skaraborg County
Värmland County
capital Vänersborg
containsCity Alingsås
Borås
Lidköping
Mellerud
Trollhättan
Uddevalla
Vänersborg
Åmål
containsHistoricalProvince Dalsland
Västergötland
containsMunicipality Alingsås Municipality
linked to: Alingsås

Borås Municipality
linked to: Borås

Lidköping Municipality
linked to: Lidköping

Mellerud Municipality
Trollhättan Municipality
linked to: Trollhättan

Uddevalla Municipality
linked to: Uddevalla

Vänersborg Municipality
linked to: Vänersborg

Åmål Municipality
country Sweden
dissolvedOn 1997
existedUntil 31 December 1997
governmentType County administrative board
hadCountyCode P
hadCountyCouncil Älvsborg County Council
hadJurisdictionOver local municipalities
hasLanguage Swedish
locatedIn Götaland
western Sweden
mergedInto Västra Götaland County
namedAfter Älvsborg
partOf Kingdom of Sweden
Västra Götaland County
replacedBy Västra Götaland County
seatOfCountyAdministrativeBoard Vänersborg
subdivisionType län
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
usedFor regional administration
statistical purposes
wasEstablishedAsCounty 17th century

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Västra Götaland County formedByMergerOf Älvsborg County
Skaraborg County mergedWith Gothenburg and Bohus County
linked to: Älvsborg County
Skaraborg County mergedWith Älvsborg County