Gothenburg and Bohus County

Gothenburg and Bohus County
Göteborgs och Bohus län
County of Sweden
1680–1997

Coat of arms

Capital Gothenburg
Governor
  1680–82 Georg Lybecker
  1996–97 Göran Bengtsson
History
  Established 1680
  Disestablished 31 December 1997

Gothenburg and Bohus County (Swedish: Göteborgs och Bohus län) was a county of Sweden until 1997, when it was merged with Skaraborg County and Älvsborg County to form Västra Götaland County.

The county was named after the city of Gothenburg and the historical province of Bohuslän. Gothenburg was the seat of residence for the governor and represented the westernmost part of the province of Västergötland.

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Coordinates: 58°10′N 11°30′E / 58.167°N 11.500°E / 58.167; 11.500

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