Värmland County

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Värmland County, or Värmlands län, is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west.

**Värmlands län**
Map highlighting the location of Värmland County in Sweden
	County	SE-S, SE061
	Residence City	Karlstad
	Province	Värmland
	Created	1779
	Area - -	17,583 km², 4.3% of Sweden; ranked 8th
	Population Reference: ranked list	276,600 inh., 15.7 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

Main article: Värmland

The county has more or less the same boundaries as Värmland Province, except that the municipalities of Karlskoga and Degerfors are now part of Örebro County.

[edit] Administration

Main article: Värmland County Administrative Board

Värmland County was formed in 1779, when it was separated from Närke and Värmland County.

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 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 nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Värmland Governors.

[edit] Politics

Main article: Värmland County Council

The County Council of Värmland is called Landstinget i Värmland.

[edit] Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Värmland

[edit] Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Wermelandia

The county of Värmland inherited its coat of arms from the province of the same name. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Argent, an Eagle displayed Azure beaked, langued and membered Gules."