Malmöhus County

Malmöhus County
Malmöhus län
County of Sweden
1719–1996

Coat of arms

Capital Malmö
  1993–96 Ann-Cathrine Haglund
History
  Established 1719
  Disestablished 1996

Malmöhus County (Swedish: Malmöhus län) was a county of Sweden 1719-1996. January 1st, 1997 it was merged with Kristianstad County to form Skåne County. It had been named after Malmöhus, a castle in Malmö, which also was where the governor originally resided.

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Coordinates: 55°40′N 13°20′E / 55.667°N 13.333°E / 55.667; 13.333

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