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Guide to Halland County, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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History[edit | edit source]

Halland became part of Sweden with the treaty of Brömsebro in 1645. This was further reinforced with the treaty of Roskilde in 1658. The government administration was structured as a province (with a governor) until the Act of 1719 when Halland received a County administrative board and became a County in the full sense.

Halland County belongs to Halland Province.

The county letter for Halland is: N


Tools[edit | edit source]

  • Maps
  • Halland Word List

Districts[edit | edit source]

  • Faurås härad
  • Fjäre härad
  • Halmstads härad
  • Himle härad
  • Höks härad
  • Tönnersjö härad
  • Viske härad
  • Årstads härad


Parishes[edit | edit source]




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