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Älvsborg County
Älvsborg County () was a county of Sweden until 1997, when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg & Bohus and Skaraborg to form Västra Götaland County. The county corresponded to the traditional province of Dalsland and the central part of the province of Västergötland, and its coat of arms was created by quartering the respective arms of those provinces. Älvsborg County initially encompassed the entire western half of Västergötland, and was named after Älvsborg Castle, which is where the county administration was initially based. Älvsborg was demolished in the 1660s and the county seat moved to nearby Gothenburg, but the county continued to bear the name Älvsborg. Under the 1658 Treaty of Roskilde, the Norwegian province of Bohuslän was transferred to Sweden, and in 1680 it was decided to form a new county comprising Bohuslän and the western part of Västergötland, creating the new Gothenburg and Bohus County. The seat of Älvsborg County (which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treaty Of Roskilde
The Treaty of Roskilde was negotiated at Høje Taastrup Church and was concluded on 26 February ( OS) or 8 March 1658 ( NS) during the Second Northern War between Frederick III of Denmark–Norway and Karl X Gustav of Sweden in the Danish city of Roskilde. After a devastating defeat, Denmark–Norway was forced to give up a third of its territory to save the rest, the ceded lands comprising Blekinge, Bornholm, Bohuslän, Scania and Trøndelag, as well as Halland. After the treaty entered into force, Swedish forces continued to campaign in the remainder of Denmark–Norway, but had to withdraw from the Danish isles and Trøndelag in the face of a Dano–Norwegian and Dutch alliance. The Treaty of Copenhagen restored Bornholm to Denmark and Trøndelag to Norway in 1660, while the other provinces transferred in Roskilde remained Swedish. Background As the Northern Wars progressed, Charles X Gustav of Sweden crossed the frozen straits from Jutland and occupied the Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1634 Establishments In Sweden
Events January–March * January 12 – After suspecting that he will be dismissed, Albrecht von Wallenstein, supreme commander of the Holy Roman Empire's Army, demands that his colonels sign a declaration of personal loyalty. * January 14 – France's ''Compagnie normande'' obtains a one-year monopoly on trade with the African kingdoms in Guinea. * January 19 – Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine abdicates in favor of his brother Nicholas II, who is only able to hold the duchy for 75 days. * January 24 – Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a classified order dismissing Albrecht von Wallenstein, the supreme commander of the Imperial Army. * February 18 – Emperor Ferdinand II's dismissal of Commander Wallenstein for high treason, and the order for his capture, dead or alive, is made public. * February 25 – Rebel Scots and Irish soldiers assassinate Bohemian military leader Albrecht von Wallenstein at Cheb. * March 1 – The Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Counties Of Sweden
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being used in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose cone to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Governors Of Sweden
A county administrative board () is a Swedish Government Agency in each of the counties of Sweden, led by a vice-regal governor () appointed by the government for a term of six years. The lists of gubernatorial officeholders, in most cases, stretches back to 1634 when the counties were created by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna. The main responsibilities of the county administrative board is to coordinate the development of the county in line with goals set in national politics. In each county there is also a County Council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Australia In the Australian state of New South Wales, county councils are special purpose ... which is a policy-making assembly elected by the residents of the county. The capital of a county is in Swedish called ''residensstad'' ("residence city") because it is the seat of residence of the governor. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Västra Götaland Governors
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Skaraborg County
{{Unsourced, date=January 2014 This is a list of governors of Skaraborg County of Sweden from 1683 to its dissolution in 1997, when it was merged with Gothenburg and Bohus County and Älvsborg County to form Västra Götaland County. *Peter Örneklou (1683–1690) *Harald Strömfelt (1695–1707) *Carl Gustaf Soop (1707–1711) *Germund Cederhielm d.ä. (1712–1716) *Germund Cederhielm d.y. (1716) *Peter Scheffer (1716–1723) *Gustaf Rålamb (1723–1727) *Erik Wrangel (1727–1729) *Gustaf Palmfelt (1729–1733) *Frans Joachim Ehrenstrahl (1733–1735) *Gabriel Falkenberg (1735–1748) *Gabriel Gabrielsson Falkenberg (1748–1761) *Adam Otto Lagerberg (1761–1778) *Claes Erik Silfverhielm (1778–1784) *Claes Julius Ekeblad (1784–1796) *Johan Adam Hierta (1796–1810) *Georg Adlersparre (1810–1824) *Arvid Mauritz Posse, Arvid Posse (1824–1831) *Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal (1831–1837) *Wilhelm Albrecht d'Orchimont (1837–1851) *Anders Peter Sandströmer (1851–1857) *Jona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Gothenburg And Bohus County
{{Short description, none This is a list of governors of Gothenburg and Bohus County of Sweden from 1680 to its dissolution in 1997, when it was merged with Skaraborg County and Älvsborg County to form Västra Götaland County. *Georg Lybecker (1680–1682) * Johan von Schönleben (1682–1700) * Erik Siöblad (1700–1711) * Carl Gustaf Mörner (1712–1719) * Nils Posse (1719–1723) * Axel Gyllenkrok (1723–1730) * Bengt Ribbing (1730–1741) * Lorentz Kristoffer Stobée (1741–1749) * Johan von Kaulbars (1749–1762) * Didrik Henrik Taube (1763–1772) * Anders Du Rietz (1772–1790) * Johan Beck-Friis (1790–1796) * Samuel af Forselles (1796–1800) * Johan Fredrik Carpelan (1800–1808) * Axel von Rosen (1809–1834) * Gillis Edenhjelm (1835–1843) * Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm (1843–1847) * Olof Fåhræus (1847–1864) * Albert Ehrensvärd (1864–1885) * Gustaf Fredrik Snoilsky (1885–1897) * Gustaf Lagerbring (1897–1917) * Oscar von Sydow (1917–1934) * Malte Jacobsso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Älvsborg County
This is a list of governors of Älvsborg County of Sweden from 1634 to its dissolution in 1997, when it was merged with Gothenburg and Bohus County and Skaraborg County to form Västra Götaland County. * Johan Henriksson Reuter (1634–1644) * Nils Assersson Mannersköld (1644–1648) * Per Ribbing (1648–1663) * Per Larsson Sparre (1663–1674) * Henrik Falkenberg (1674–1676) * Hans Mörner (1676–1679) * Henrik von Vicken (1679–1690) * Lars Eldstierna (1690–1693) *David Makeléer (1693–1708) * Axel von Faltzburg (1708–10) * Anders Sparrfelt (1710–16) * Gustaf Fock (1716–25) * Olof Gyllenborg (1725–33) * Johan Palmfelt (1733–39) * Axel Erik Roos (1740–49) * Carl Broman (1749–51) *Adolf Mörner Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', mean ... (1751–56) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misnomer
A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied. Misnomers often arise because something was named long before its correct nature was known, or because an earlier form of something has been replaced by a later form to which the name no longer suitably applies. A misnomer may also be a word that is used incorrectly or misleadingly. The word "misnomer" does not mean " misunderstanding" or " popular misconception", and a number of misnomers remain in common usage — which is to say that a word being a misnomer does not necessarily make ''usage'' of the word incorrect. Sources of misnomers * An older name being retained after the thing itself has changed (e.g., tin can, mince meat pie, steamroller, tin foil, clothes iron, digital darkroom). This is essentially a metaphorical extension with the name of the older item standing for anything filling the same role. * Transference of a well-known product brand name into a genericized trademark (e.g., Xerox f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohuslän
Bohuslän () is a Provinces of Sweden, Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the west, and the county of Østfold, in Norway, to the north. In English it literally means ''Bohus County'', although it shared counties with the city of Gothenburg prior to the 1998 county merger and thus was not an administrative unit in its own right. Bohuslän is named after the medieval Norwegian castle of Bohus fästning, Bohus (Norwegian: ''Båhus''). Under the name ''Båhuslen'' (''Bohuslen'' in Danish), it was a Norway, Norwegian Counties of Norway, county from the Norwegian conquest of the region from the Geats and subsequent Unification of Norway, unification of the country in the 870s until the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, when the union of Denmark–Norway was forced to cede this county, as well as Skåneland (part of Denmark pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
