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Örebro County, or Örebro län,, is a County or län in middle Sweden. It borders to the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland.

Örebro län
County SE-T, SE024
Residence City Örebro
Governor Sören Gunnarsson
County Council Landstinget i Örebro
Province Nericia
Westmannia
Wermelandia
Created 1634
Area
 - Total
 - Percent
Ranked 13th
8,519 km²
2.1 %
Population
 - Total (1999)
 - Percent
 - Density
Ranked 10th
273,822
3.1 %
32.1/km²
GRP
 - Total (2004)
 - Percent
 - GRP/capita
Ranked 10th
61,203 Million SEK
2.61 %
224,000 SEK

Map highlighting the location of Örebro County in Sweden


1 Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Nericia, Westmannia or Wermelandia

Örebro County consists of the province of Nericia, the western half of Westmannia and a minor part of Wermelandia.

2 Administration

Main article: Örebro County Administrative Board

The county was named Närke and Värmland County until 1779Events The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed. Boulton and Watt's Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service. The city of Tampere is fo when Värmland County ceded.

The main aim of the County Administrative BoardA County Administrative Board is a Government appointed board of a County in Sweden. It is led by a Governor or Landshovding appointed for a term of six years and the list of succession, in most cases, streteches back to 1634 when the counties were create is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the GovernmentSweden is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a parliamentary system. The affairs of Government are decided by a Cabinet of Ministers, which is led by a Prime Minister. The Cabinet and the Prime Minister are responsible for, 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 AgencyThe Government Agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agenc headed by a Governor. See List of Örebro Governors.





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