Jämtland County

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Jämtland County, or Jämtlands län, is a County or län in the north of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Dalarna, Gävleborg, Västernorrland, and Västerbotten. It also shares a border with the Norwegian counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag.

**Jämtlands län**
Map highlighting the location of Jämtland County in Sweden
	County	SE-Z, SE072
	Residence City	Östersund
	Province	Jämtland Härjedalen
	Created	1810
	Area - -	49,444 km², 12.0% of Sweden; ranked 3rd
	Population Reference: ranked list	130,705 inh., 2.6 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

1 Province
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

[edit] Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Jämtland or Härjedalen

Jämtland County comprises the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen.

[edit] Administration

Main article: Jämtland County Administrative Board

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests and 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 nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Jämtland Governors.

[edit] Politics

Main article: Jämtland County Council

The County Council of Jämtland or Jämtlands Läns Landsting.

[edit] Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Jämtland

[edit] Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Jämtland

The arms for the County of Jämtland is a combination of the arms of Jämtland, and Härjedalen. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Parted per fess, the arms of Jämtland and the arms of Härjedalen."