Gotland County

Gotland County (Gotlands län) is a county or län of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County only consists of one municipality: Gotland Municipality. Gotland County is the only county in Sweden that is not governed by a county council. The municipality handles the tasks that are otherwise handled by the county council, mainly health care and public transport. Like other counties, Gotland has a County Administrative Board that oversees implementation of the Swedish state government. Both the County Administrative Board and the municipality have their seat in the largest city Visby, with over 22,000 inhabitants.

Province

The counties of Sweden are no longer officially administrative units, but are used when reporting population size, politics, etc. In this case the province, the county and the municipality all have identical borders and cover an area of 3151 km² ^[2] (3151 km² when excluding the lakes and rivers).

Administration

Gotland is the only Swedish county that is not administered by a county council. Instead, the municipality is tasked with the responsibilities of a county, including public health care and public transport.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government agency headed by a Governor. See List of Gotland Governors.

Politics

Main article: Gotland Municipality

During a trial period the County Council provisions for Gotland has been evolved to provisions for a Regional Council, meaning that it has assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board. Similar provisions are applicable to the counties of Västra Götaland and Skåne during the trial period.

Governors

Main article: List of governors of Gotland County

Localities in order of size

The five most populous localities of Gotland County in 2010:^[3]

#	Locality	Population
1	Visby	22,593
2	Hemse	1,715
3	Slite	1,483
4	Klintehamn	1,363
5	Vibble	1,286

Heraldry

Gotland County inherited its coat of arms from the province of Gotland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

References

↑ "Kvartal 1 2011". Statistics Sweden.
↑ Statistisk årsbok för Sverige 2009
↑ "Tätorter 2010 (Localities 2010)". Statistics Sweden (in Swedish). 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

External links

Counties (län) of Sweden

Blekinge Dalarna Gävleborg Gotland Halland Jämtland Jönköping Kalmar Kronoberg Norrbotten Örebro Östergötland Scania (Skåne) Södermanland Stockholm Uppsala Värmland Västerbotten Västernorrland Västmanland Västra Götaland

Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden

Major settlements (localities):	Burgsvik Fårösund Havdhem Hemse Klintehamn Lärbro Ljugarn Lövsta Norra Visby Roma Slite Stånga Tingstäde Väskinde Västerhejde Vibble Visby (seat)

Minor settlements:	Alva Ansarve and Tofta Austers and Sudergårda Barlingbo Bjärges and Nickarve Bjärs Björkhage Bro and Duss Brohagen and Lillåkre Burs Dalhem and Hallvide Eskelhem and Bringsarve Etelhem Follingbo Garde Gnisvärd and Smågårde Gothem Gute Hablingbo and Medebys Hangavar Hägdarve and Dede Hälge Högklint and Nygårds Hörsne Kappelshamn Katthammarsvik Klinte Kräklingbo Levide and Skinnarve Linde Lummelunda and Etebols Lye När Othem Othemars Rone Ronehamn Sanda and Lekarve Sjonhemsbacke and Haugbro Själsö Stenkumla Sylfaste and Lere Tofta strand Träkumla Valleviken Vänge Västergarn and Stora Mafrids

Other settlements:	Blåhäll Bläse Boge Brissund Bro¹ Bunge Dalhem² Eskelhem³ Fardhem Fole Follingbo⁴ Hablingbo⁵ Herrvik Kovik Langhammars Lau Levide⁶ Lickershamn Lokrume Lummelunda⁷ Mästerby Nisseviken Sanda⁸ Sigsarve Sundre Svajde Sylfaste⁹ Tofta¹⁰ Vamlingbo Vitvär Västergarn¹¹

Lakes:	Lake Ajke Lake Bästeträsk Lake Fardume Lake Hau Horsan Lojsta Lakes Lake Mjölhatte Norrsund Paviken Lake Tingstäde

Stream:	Gothemsån

Islands:	Asunden Enholmen Furillen Fårö Gotland Gotska Sandön Grunnet Heligholmen Hojskär Lau Islets Lilla Karlsö Skenholmen Stora Karlsö Ytterholmen Östergarnsholm

Peninsulas:	Faludden Norsholmen Närsholmen Näsudden S:t Olofsholm

Hills:	Grogarnsberget Östergarnsberget

Parishes:	Akebäck Alva, Hemse and Rone Barlingbo Björke Bunge, Rute and Fleringe Dalhem Eksta Endre Eskelhem-Tofta Fardhem Follingbo Forsa Fröjel Fårö Garde Gerum Gothem Havdhem Hejde Hejdeby Hoburg Klinte Levide Linde Lojsta När-Lau Othem-Boge Roma Sanda, Västergarn and Mästerby Sproge Stenkumla Stenkyrka Stånga-Burs Vall Hogrän and Atlingbo Visby domkyrkoförsamling Vänge Väskinde Väte Östergarn

Notes:	¹Part of Bro and Duss ²Part of Dalhem and Hallvide ³Part of Eskelhem and Bringsarve ⁴Part of Klinte and Follingbo norra and Klinte and Follingbo södra ⁵Part of Hablingbo and Medebys ⁶Part of Levide and Skinnarve ⁷Part of Lummelunda and Etebols ⁸Part of Sanda and Lekarve ⁹Part of Sylfaste and Lere ¹⁰Part of Ansarve and Tofta ¹¹Part of Västergarn and Stora Mafrids

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Coordinates: 57°29′57″N 18°30′34″E / 57.499167°N 18.509444°E / 57.499167; 18.509444

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