Halland County

Also known as Hallands län, SE-N, Hallandia, Halladia, Hallin, Halland, SE-13, Hallandi

county (län) in Sweden

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Halland County is a county in Sweden located on the country's western coast. It is one of Sweden's administrative regions and serves as an important area for both population and economic activity in the southwestern part of the country.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: county of Sweden
Official name: Hallands län
Country: Sweden
Located in: Sweden
Capital: Halmstad
Population: 346090
Area: 3285.07
Elevation: 76
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Shares border with: Kronoberg County
Official website: www.n.lst.se
Image: Johan Krouthén-Motiv från halländska nordkusten.jpg
Licence plate code: N

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native label: Hallands län
topic's main category: Category:Halland County
Commons category: Halland County
different from: Halland
inception: 1658-00-00
category for people born here: Category:Births in Halland County
category of associated people: Category:People from Halland County
name: SE231
contains: Port of Halmstad
most populous urban area: Halmstad

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Encyclopedic overview

Halland County (Swedish: Hallands län, pronounced [ˈhǎlːan(d)s ˈlɛːn]) is a county (län) on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad. Prince Julian, the son of Prince Carl Philip, is Duke of Halland.

It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Scania and the sea of the Kattegat.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Halland County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.