Malmöhus County

Malmöhus County Malmöhus län
County of Sweden
1719–1996 →
Coat of arms
Capital		Malmö
-	1993–96	Ann-Cathrine Haglund
History
-	Established	1719
-	Disestablished	1996

Malmöhus County (Swedish: Malmöhus län) was a county of Sweden 1719-1996. January 1st, 1997 it was merged with Kristianstad County to form Skåne County. It had been named after Malmöhus, a castle in Malmö, which also was where the governor originally resided.

See also

• List of governors of Malmöhus County
• List of governors of Kristianstad County
• List of governors of Skåne County

Coordinates: 55°40′N 13°20′E / 55.667°N 13.333°E / 55.667; 13.333