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== Country Information == | __NOTOC__ | ||
Sweden is a Scandinavian country bordering [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]], [[Norway Genealogy|Norway]], and [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]]. | Guide to '''Sweden ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
==Country Information== | |||
Sweden is a Scandinavian country bordering [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]], [[Norway Genealogy|Norway]], and [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]]. | |||
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== | ==Sweden Map== | ||
The map below shows county boundaries from about 1810 to 1997. <Br> | |||
Click on the map or the county list for resources for each county. Click on the column headings below to order the county list alphabetically. | |||
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== Counties == | == Counties == | ||
With the Constitution of 1634, each Swedish Province turned over its civil authority to a County administration (called ''Län'' in Swedish). Through the years some counties were added and others were dissolved. The above map represents the county structure as it was sometime around 1950. This also matches the county structure used for the Swedish Record Collection in FamilySearch. See [[History of Swedish Counties]] and [[Swedish County Letters|Swedish County Letter Abbreviations]]. | With the Constitution of 1634, each Swedish Province turned over its civil authority to a County administration (called ''Län'' in Swedish). Through the years some counties were added and others were dissolved. The above map represents the county structure as it was sometime around 1950. This also matches the county structure used for the Swedish Record Collection in FamilySearch. See [[History of Swedish Counties]] and [[Swedish County Letters|Swedish County Letter Abbreviations]] for more information. | ||
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=== Provinces === | |||
It's not uncommon that immigrants referred to their origin in Sweden by the name of their province (''landskap''). For more information, see [[Sweden Jurisdictions]]. | |||
=== Parishes === | |||
Sweden counties are comprised of a series of parishes. If the parish name is known, use the [[Sweden: Parish Listing|Parish List]] or [[Swedish Parish Pages|Parish Pages (Alphabetical Order)]] to locate the parish wiki page. | |||
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Guide to Sweden ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Country Information[edit | edit source]
Sweden is a Scandinavian country bordering Denmark, Norway, and Finland.
Sweden Map[edit | edit source]
The map below shows county boundaries from about 1810 to 1997.
Click on the map or the county list for resources for each county. Click on the column headings below to order the county list alphabetically.
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Counties[edit | edit source]
With the Constitution of 1634, each Swedish Province turned over its civil authority to a County administration (called Län in Swedish). Through the years some counties were added and others were dissolved. The above map represents the county structure as it was sometime around 1950. This also matches the county structure used for the Swedish Record Collection in FamilySearch. See History of Swedish Counties and Swedish County Letter Abbreviations for more information.
- Blekinge
- Dalarna
- Göteborg och Bohus
- Gotland
- Gävleborg
- Halland
- Jämtland
- Jönköping
- Kalmar
- Kopparberg
- Kristianstad
- Kronoberg
- Malmöhus
- Norrbotten
- Skåne: see Kristianstad and Malmöhus
- Skaraborg
- Stockholm
- Södermanland
- Uppsala
- Värmland
- Västerbotten
- Västernorrland
- Västmanland
- Västra Götaland: see Göteborg och Bohus, Skaraborg, and Älvsborg
- Älvsborg
- Örebro
- Östergötland
Provinces[edit | edit source]
It's not uncommon that immigrants referred to their origin in Sweden by the name of their province (landskap). For more information, see Sweden Jurisdictions.
Parishes[edit | edit source]
Sweden counties are comprised of a series of parishes. If the parish name is known, use the Parish List or Parish Pages (Alphabetical Order) to locate the parish wiki page.