Öland County, or ''Ölands län'', was a
county
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of
Sweden
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, between 1819 and 1826. It consisted of the island of
Öland
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, designating the historical
province
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of
Öland
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as its own county. A Governor resided briefly at
Borgholm, but the island is today part of the
Kalmar County
Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland.
The counties are mainly administrative units. ...
.
Some important historical sites in Öland County are:
Borgholm Castle,
Halltorps Estate,
Eketorp fortress and the
Gettlinge
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Gravefield. Much of Öland County's present day landscape known as the
Stora Alvaret has been designated as a
World Heritage Site
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.
Governors
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Axel Adlersparre (1819-1821)
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Erik Gustaf Lindencrona (1821-1826)
See also
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List of Kalmar Governors
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County Governors of Sweden
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Former counties of Sweden
County
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1820s in Sweden