Skåne County
county (län) in Sweden
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Summary
Skåne County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 2,003 Wikipedia views per month (county of sweden category, ranking #4 of 21).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sweden[3]
- Country: Sweden[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Kattegat[5], Øresund[6], Baltic Sea[7]
- Head of government: Peter Danielsson[8]
- Capital: Malmö[9]
- Shares border with: Halland County[10], Kronoberg County[11], Blekinge County[12], Capital Region of Denmark[13], Region Zealand[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bjuv Municipality[15], Bromölla Municipality[16], Burlöv Municipality[17], Båstad Municipality[18], Eslöv Municipality[19], Helsingborg Municipality[20], Hässleholm Municipality[21], Höganäs Municipality[22], Hörby Municipality[23], Höör Municipality[24], Klippan Municipality[25], Kristianstad Municipality[26], Kävlinge Municipality[27], Landskrona Municipality[28]
- Follows: Kristianstad County[29], Malmöhus County[30]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Skåne County[31]
- Part of: Øresund Region[32]
- Commons category: Skåne County[33]
- Licence plate code: M[34]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[35], UTC+02:00[36]
- Inception: January 1, 1997[37]
- Official website: http://www.m.lst.se/[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Skåne County[39]
- Population: 1,306,951[40], 1,333,646[41], 1,340,415[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Skåne County include Scanisaurus[43], a monotypic fossil taxon[44].
Why It Matters
Skåne County has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include Scanisaurus[43], a monotypic fossil taxon[44].