Gotland County
Gotland County, or 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 island of Sweden.
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Province
For History, Geography and Culture see: Gotlandia
Gotland County is geographically equivalent to the province of Gotlandia.
Administration
Main article: Gotland County Administrative Board
The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament 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 nominally a Government agency headed by a Governor. See List of Gotland Governors.
Gotland is the only Swedish county that does not have a county council, as well as having only one municipality and one area code.
Politics
Main article: Gotland Municipality
The County of Gotland consists of a single municipality and as there is no separate entity for a County Council, those tasks are handled by the Municipality of Gotland. 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.
Heraldry
Main article: Heraldry of Gotlandia
Gotland County inherited its coat of arms from the province of Gotlandia. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.
Miscellaneous topics
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Categories: Counties of Sweden | Gotland