Kronoberg County

Kronoberg County
Kronobergs län (Swedish)
Taxås Nature Reserve, Möcklen Lake
Taxås Nature Reserve, Möcklen Lake
Flag of Kronoberg County
Coat of arms of Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County in Sweden
Kronoberg County in Sweden
Location map of Kronoberg County in Sweden
Location map of Kronoberg County in Sweden
CountrySweden
CapitalVäxjö
Municipalities
Government
 • GovernorKristina Zetterström (acting)
 • CouncilLandstinget Kronoberg
Area
 • Total
8,466.0 km2 (3,268.7 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
203,686
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalSEK 76 billion
€8.103 billion (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-G
NUTS RegionSE212
Websitewww.g.lst.se
Map of the country roads through Kronoberg county in 1731.
Map of the country roads through Kronoberg county in 1731.

Kronoberg County (IPA: [ˈkrûːnʊˌbærj];[3] Swedish: Kronobergs län) is a county or län in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is the city of Växjö. While Kronoberg is an inland county, the southernmost fringes are about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coastline.

  1. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 14.