The Stones of Mora ( Swedish : Mora stenar ) is a historic location in Knivsta , Sweden. Several Medieval kings of Sweden were proclaimed at the assembly of Mora near modern Uppsala . It was moved in the 15th century and was considered to have been lost. However, there are a number of stones of record in a small building in the vicinity of the former assembly site.
21-536: The Stones of Mora were originally named in singular as Mora sten referring to a stone on which the newly elected king stood after his election. With later monuments in stone commemorating different elections, the name changed to the plural form. Mora Meadow ( Mora äng ) is located in Lagga parish in Knivsta Municipality about 10 km south-east of Uppsala . The location, which is not associated with Mora town,
42-542: Is at equal distance from the Things of the old folklands Attundaland and Tiundaland . This was the location of Mora Thing , where the Swedish kings were elected. The law of Uppland and Södermanland states: The three folklands , that is Tiundaland , Attundaland and Fjärdhundraland , shall first elect king. Then the election will be sanctioned by the lawspeaker of Uppland and then by all his subordinate lawspeakers in
63-506: Is located in the town of Knivsta , with some 7,100 inhabitants. It is known for being one of the safest municipalities in Sweden, consistently ranking among the top 5 safest (out of 290) for more than a decade. Until 1971 Knivsta was a municipality in Stockholm County , when it was merged into Uppsala Municipality and subsequently belonged to Uppsala County. On January 1, 2003 Knivsta
84-551: Is named after the county as a whole. The county of Stockholm comprises 26 political municipalities (kommuner): All 132 built-up places ( tätorter ) in the county are shown below. These refer to contiguous settlements and may straddle municipal (and occasionally county) boundaries. The current population of Stockholm county is 2,440,027. 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
105-512: The Danes . Kings Gustav Vasa and John III are said to have tried to reconstruct the Stones of Mora without success. The building where the fragments are now contained was constructed by local military officer Carl Wijnbladh (1705- 1768). In 2002, in anticipation of Knivsta Municipality (previously part of Uppsala Municipality since 1971) regaining its status of a municipality of its own in 2003 ,
126-574: The Riksdag 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 a Government Agency headed by a governor. See List of Stockholm Governors . The local administration of the county is under Stockholm County Council ( Stockholms läns landsting ). Its main responsibilities are for
147-547: The Social Democratic Party , who previously served as a minister in the Ministry of Education and Research . The members of the executive committee ( landstingsstyrelsen ) represent both the political majority and the opposition, with responsibility for implementing policies approved by the county council. Stockholm County contains two multi-seat constituencies for county council elections. Stockholm Municipality makes up
168-523: The Swedish state herald designed and registered a coat of arms for Knivsta based on the stone of Mora motif: an open crown over a heraldic trimount . 59°47′52″N 17°46′51″E / 59.79778°N 17.78083°E / 59.79778; 17.78083 Knivsta Municipality Knivsta Municipality ( Knivsta kommun ) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden . Its seat
189-412: The public healthcare system and public transport . The county council has 149 members elected by proportional representation through elections held in conjunction with the general elections every four years. The county council itself elects the county's executive committee. The president of the committee also holds the title Commissioner of Finance . The current president is Aida Hadzialic , of
210-716: The EU average. Arms granted in 1968. The arms for the County of Stockholm is a combination of the arms of Uppland , Södermanland and the City of Stockholm. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. The table details all Riksdag elections held in Stockholm County since the unicameral era began in 1970 . Stockholm and the wider county have separate parliamentary constituencies. The latter
231-574: The Lawspeaker , and the deaths of Domalde , Egil , Aun , and Jorund in the Heimskringla ). The location was on the border of a wetland and according to Snorri, five kings had been drowned in this wetland, when the people had been displeased. The newly elected king also had to go on a traditional journey around Sweden ( Eriksgata ), including the Geatish provinces. It was thus a sort of federation where
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#1732887258864252-466: The first constituency while the second makes up the rest of the county. The county council operates most of the hospitals in the county, some of the major facilities are: The county council is responsible for the public transport in Stockholm . The main organizers of the transportation system are two publicly owned companies. Storstockholms Lokaltrafik , SL, handles the bus, tram and train services while
273-512: The government after the election. Stockholm County Stockholm County ( Swedish : Stockholms län [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlms ˈlɛːn] ) is a county (Swedish: län ) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden . It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County . It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea . The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by
294-484: The historic provinces of Uppland ( Roslagen ) and Södermanland ( Södertörn ). More than one fifth of the Swedish population lives in the county. Stockholm County is also one of the statistical riksområden (national areas) according to NUTS:SE , Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics within the EU . With more than two million inhabitants, Stockholm is the most densely populated county of Sweden. Stockholm County
315-404: The king started with his election at Mora Thing and then travelled throughout the kingdom to have the election confirmed by the local assemblies. Beginning in 1362 also representatives from Finland took part in the election. The Stone of Mora and many stones which flanked it with inscriptions commemorating the elections of earlier kings, were probably destroyed in 1515 during the civil war against
336-571: The last year on record alone. Prior to 1968 the County of Stockholm did not include the City of Stockholm . The City was instead under the Office of the Governor of Stockholm , and the County included the surrounding countryside. The County had its separate Governor of Stockholm County . The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfill the goals set in national politics by
357-612: The left coalition and 54.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. These are the election results since the refounding of the municipality from the 2002 election. Blocs This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 2002 to 2006. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed
378-588: The rest of the kingdom, one by one. The Westrogothic law reminded the Geats that they had to accept this election: Sveær egho konung at taka ok sva vrækæ meaning Swedes have the right of choosing and deposing the king . The detail that the Swedes were not only entitled to elect their king, but that they also had the right to depose him was institutionalized a long time before, as attested by Snorri Sturlason's (died 1241) accounts of Swedish history (the speech of Torgny
399-458: Was established in 1714. The City of Stockholm then constituted its own administrative entity under the Governor of Stockholm and was not part of Stockholm County. Though outside Stockholm County, the City of Stockholm was its seat. On 1 January 1968, Stockholm County was united with the City of Stockholm. At the same time, the borders were redrawn in other directions too; Upplands-Bro Municipality
420-678: Was separated from Uppsala to once again form a separate municipality, located in Uppsala County. The coat of arms symbolises the Stones of Mora where the Swedish Kings were elected in ancient times. This is a demographic table based on Knivsta Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT 's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 19,795 residents, including 13,626 Swedish citizens of voting age. 43.7% voted for
441-447: Was transferred from Uppsala County and a large part of the modern day Östhammar Municipality was transferred to Uppsala County . The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 145.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 30.9% of Swedish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 49,500 € or 164% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 132% of
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