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län

administrative division used in Sweden and previously in Finland
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län

Summary

län ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • län is a type of administrative territorial entity[2].
  • län's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sweden municipality templates[3].
  • län's different from is recorded as regional council in Sweden[4].

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Definition and Type

län is a type of administrative territorial entity[2].

Why It Matters

län ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[1] län has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). län. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/l-n
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_l-n_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{län}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/l-n}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → administrative territorial entity
    Different from → regional council in Sweden
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Sweden municipality templates
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6817, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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