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17-635: Lönsboda is situated in north-eastern Scania , about 20 km east of the municipal seat Osby and near the region border to Blekinge and Kronoberg . The community grew up around a railway station which was opened in 1901. Lönsboda has a connection to the United States and its military history. Sculptors obtained a block of black diabase for the pedestal of the Marine Corps War Memorial from quarries in Lönsboda. This article about

34-486: A combined total of 1,696 seats. Constitutionally, the regions exercise a degree of municipal self-government provided by the Basic Laws of Sweden . This does not constitute any degree of federalism, which is consistent with Sweden's status as a unitary state . Within the geographic boundaries of the county there are also several smaller municipalities and administrations that exercise local self-government independent of

51-576: A location in Skåne County , Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Scania County Skåne County (Swedish: Skåne län [ˈskôːnɛ ˈlɛːn] ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the southernmost county , or län , of Sweden , mostly corresponding to the traditional province of Scania . It borders the counties of Halland , Kronoberg and Blekinge and connects to Capital Region , Denmark by

68-406: Is Duke of Skåne . When the new county was established in 1997, it was named Skåne län as its borders coincide with those of the province Skåne . In English, the county as well as the province are sometimes known as Scania , but the name Skåne is more frequently used, e.g. by the county administrative board. The coat of arms for Skåne County is the same as for the province of Skåne, only with

85-575: Is divided into four parliamentary constituencies or electoral districts , electing 47 of the 349 members of the Riksdag . Each district is made up of one or more municipalities. In the 2018 general election , the Sweden Democrats performed particularly well in Skåne County, getting the highest number of votes in 21 out of the county's 33 municipalities. Overall representation in the Riksdag during

102-731: Is the region's highest political body, and its members are elected by the electorate, as opposed to the county administrative board , that guards the national interests in the county under the chairmanship of the county governor ( landshövding in Swedish). Skåne County contains 33 municipalities ( Swedish : kommuner ), the largest by population being Malmö Municipality (340,000 inhabitants), Helsingborg Municipality (145,000), Lund Municipality (123,000 inhabitants) and Kristianstad Municipality (85,000 inhabitants). The municipalities have municipal governments, similar to city commissions , and are further divided into parishes. The parish division

119-462: Is traditionally used by the Church of Sweden , but also serves as a divisioning measure for Swedish census and elections. The table details all Riksdag elections held in the area currently constituting Skåne County since the unicameral era began in 1970 . Although both were rounded to 49.3 under one decimal, the leftist bloc had 49.33 to 49.25% for the centre-right bloc in the 1970 election. The county

136-470: The 2018–2022 mandate period was as follows: The ten most populous localities of Skåne County in 2020 were: The ten largest municipalities of the county by total area are: SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone. The motorway built between Malmö and Lund in 1953

153-494: The Baltic Sea operate from several smaller ports as well. County Councils of Sweden A region ( Swedish : region ) is a self-governing local authority of Sweden. There are 21 regions (one of which is a municipality having the same responsibilities as a region), each corresponding roughly to a county . Regions are governed by a regional assembly ( regionfullmäktige ) that is elected every four years in conjunction with

170-408: The general elections . The most important responsibilities of regions are the public health care system and public transportation. It is one of the principal administrative subdivisions of Sweden . Within the same geographical borders as the regions, there are county administrative boards , an administrative entity appointed by the government . As of 2010, the different regional assemblies had

187-513: The tinctures reversed and the crown, beak and tongue of the griffin in the same color. When the arms are shown with a royal crown, it represents the County Administrative Board, which is the regional presence of (royal) government authority. Blazon: "Gules, a Griffin's head erased Or, crowned and armed the same." Skåne County is the administrative equivalent of the province of Skåne , but it also includes an insignificant part of

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204-511: The Öresund Bridge across the Øresund strait. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the city of Malmö . The headquarters of Skåne Regional Council are located in both Kristianstad and Malmö . The present county was created in 1997 when Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County were merged; it covers around 3% of Sweden's total area, while its population of 1.3 million comprises 13% of Sweden's total population. Prince Oscar

221-707: The oldest airports in the world still in use is located in Skåne, namely Ljungbyhed Airport , in operation since 1910. Starting in 1926, the Swedish Air Force used the airport for flight training, and up until the military school was moved to the nearby Ängelholm F10 Wing in 1997, the airport was extremely busy. In the late 1980s, it was Sweden's busiest airport, with a record high of more than 1,400 take-offs and landings per day. The major ports of Skåne are Trelleborg , Ystad , Åhus , Copenhagen Malmö Port , Landskrona Harbour and Helsingborg Harbour. Ferry connections across

238-576: The present county with boundaries that are almost identical to the boundaries of the province. The seat of residence for the Governor ( landshövding ) is the city of Malmö . The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Skåne Governors . Region Skåne is an evolved County Council , which was established in 1999 when the County Councils of the former counties were amalgamated. Its county or regional assembly

255-499: The province of Halland . Skåne County is administered by Region Skåne , one of the 20 county councils of Sweden . Its main responsibilities are for the public healthcare system and public transport. In addition, it has for a trial period assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board. The two former administrative county councils of the province of Skåne shown on the map, Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County , which were established in 1719, were merged in 1997, forming

272-568: The regions. These can also be referred to as "primary municipalities" or primärkommuner , while the regions are sekundärkommuner , "secondary municipalities". Gotland Municipality is an exception, due to its geographical boundaries, and also has the responsibilities of a region. Historically, Stockholm was separate from counties and was not under the jurisdiction of the Stockholm County Council until 1967, and some other large cities were in counties but outside regions. The cities handled

289-797: Was the first motorway in Sweden . With the opening of the Öresund Bridge between Malmö and Copenhagen (the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe) in 2000, the Swedish motorways were linked with European route E20 in Denmark, and the two countries' railway systems were physically connected. Before the bridge was built there were train ferries operated between Helsingborg and Helsingør. There are also train ferries to and from Germany and Poland . Skåne has three major public airports, Malmö Airport , Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport and Kristianstad Airport . One of

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