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Östergötland County

county (län) in Sweden
AdministrativeArea county_of_sweden Q104940
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Östergötland County

Summary

Östergötland County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 221 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #6 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Östergötland County is located in Sweden[3].
  • Östergötland County is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Östergötland County's head of government is recorded as Carl Fredrik Graf[5].
  • Östergötland County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].
  • Östergötland County's capital is recorded as Linköping[7].
  • Östergötland County's shares border with is recorded as Örebro County[8].
  • Östergötland County's shares border with is recorded as Södermanland County[9].
  • Östergötland County's shares border with is recorded as Kalmar County[10].
  • Östergötland County's shares border with is recorded as Jönköping County[11].
  • Östergötland County's shares border with is recorded as Västra Götaland County[12].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Boxholm Municipality[13].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Finspång Municipality[14].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kinda Municipality[15].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Linköping Municipality[16].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mjölby Municipality[17].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Motala Municipality[18].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Norrköping Municipality[19].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Söderköping Municipality[20].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vadstena Municipality[21].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Valdemarsvik Municipality[22].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ydre Municipality[23].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Åtvidaberg Municipality[24].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ödeshög Municipality[25].
  • Östergötland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Region Östergötland[26].
  • Östergötland County's coat of arms is recorded as Q3083153[27].

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Geography

Östergötland County is in the country of Sweden[4]. It is located in Sweden[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+439586'}[28], {'amount': '+446663'}[29], {'amount': '+454307'}[30], {'amount': '+456550'}[31], {'amount': '+457496'}[32], and {'amount': '+458777'}[33].

Designation and Status

Östergötland County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].

History and Context

1634 marks the founding of Östergötland County[34].

Why It Matters

Östergötland County draws 221 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #6 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . scb.se. scb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Q41769039. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Q42887356. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Q49772875. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Q56150720. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 16d ago · LarskeBot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+439586'}, {'amount': '+446663'}, {'amount': '+454307'} +32
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 472,441, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
  2. 4w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Östergötland County
    Instance of → county of Sweden
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10602.0'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14578.54'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10557.43'} +1
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Östergötland County
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P7434]]: SE/050000000, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257205|batch #257205]]"
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