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The structure of every county having its own letter was reinforced by road atlases, other maps, and having been taught in most schools for 57 years. Over time the county letters became so well known that they were used (and still are) for other purposes. Eventually people were referring to the counties by the letter as though it was the real name of the county, such as “it’s in M County” and most people would recognize they meant Malmöhus County.<br> | The structure of every county having its own letter was reinforced by road atlases, other maps, and having been taught in most schools for 57 years. Over time the county letters became so well known that they were used (and still are) for other purposes. Eventually people were referring to the counties by the letter as though it was the real name of the county, such as “it’s in M County” and most people would recognize they meant Malmöhus County.<br> | ||
It's common to see the county letters used in modern Swedish databases that are used for family history research. The County Letters are:<br> | It's common to see the county letters used in modern Swedish databases that are used for family history research. <br> | ||
'''The County Letters are''':<br> | |||
A – The city of Stockholm (up to 1968) <br> AB – Stockholm County (from about 1969) <br> AC – Västerbotten <br> B – Stockholm County (except the city before 1968)<br> BD - Norrbotten<br> C – Uppsala<br> D – Södermanland<br> E – Östergötland<br> F – Jönköping <br> G – Kronoberg <br> H – Kalmar <br> I – Gotland<br> K – Blekinge<br> L – Kristianstad (now part of Skåne County)<br> M – Malmöhus (now part of Skåne County) <br> N – Halland<br> O – Göteborg och Bohus (now part of Västra Götaland County)<br> P – Älvsborg (now part of Västra Götaland County)<br> R – Skaraborg (now part of Västra Götaland County)<br> S – Värmland<br> T – Örebro <br> U – Västmanland<br> W – Kopparberg (now part of Dalarna County) <br> X – Gävleborg <br> Y – Västernorrland <br> Z - Jämtland <br> | A – The city of Stockholm (up to 1968) <br> AB – Stockholm County (from about 1969) <br> AC – Västerbotten <br> B – Stockholm County (except the city before 1968)<br> BD - Norrbotten<br> C – Uppsala<br> D – Södermanland<br> E – Östergötland<br> F – Jönköping <br> G – Kronoberg <br> H – Kalmar <br> I – Gotland<br> K – Blekinge<br> L – Kristianstad (now part of Skåne County)<br> M – Malmöhus (now part of Skåne County) <br> N – Halland<br> O – Göteborg och Bohus (now part of Västra Götaland County)<br> P – Älvsborg (now part of Västra Götaland County)<br> R – Skaraborg (now part of Västra Götaland County)<br> S – Värmland<br> T – Örebro <br> U – Västmanland<br> W – Kopparberg (now part of Dalarna County) <br> X – Gävleborg <br> Y – Västernorrland <br> Z - Jämtland <br> | ||