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Västmanland County

county (län) in Sweden
AdministrativeArea county_of_sweden Q105075
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Summary

Västmanland County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 431 Wikipedia views per month (county of sweden category, ranking #18 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sweden[3]
  • Country: Sweden[4]
  • Head of government: Ulrica Gradin[5]
  • Capital: Västerås[6]
  • Shares border with: Dalarna County[7], Gävleborg County[8], Uppsala County[9], Södermanland County[10], Örebro County[11]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Arboga Municipality[12], Fagersta Municipality[13], Hallstahammar Municipality[14], Kungsör Municipality[15], Köping Municipality[16], Norberg Municipality[17], Sala Municipality[18], Skinnskatteberg Municipality[19], Surahammar Municipality[20], Västerås Municipality[21], Region Västmanland[22]
  • Coat of arms: Герб Вестманланда[23]
  • Commons category: Västmanland County[24]
  • Licence plate code: U[25]
  • Inception: 1634[26]
  • Official website: http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastmanland/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Västmanland County[28]
  • Population: 269,555[29], 270,535[30], 271,095[31], 272,468[32], 273,115[33], 273,929[34], 274,516[35], 275,207[36], 275,557[37], 275,845[38], 276,368[39], 276,849[40], 277,074[41], 277,141[42]
  • Replaces: Västerås län[43], Kungsörs län[44], Strömsholms län[45]

Why It Matters

Västmanland County has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Related Entities

Avranville Mälaren 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Q41769039. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Q42887356. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Q49772875. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Q56150720. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Q58480915. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2018 och befolkningsförändringar 1 oktober–31 december 2018. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Q64896681. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Q66651709. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Population in the nation, county and municipalities 30 Sep 2019 and population changes July 1-September 30 2019. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Q85680348. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Q95627064. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Q98479304. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Q102041769. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Q105626121. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . 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. 8w ago · Larske · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+269555'}, {'amount': '+270535'}, {'amount': '+271095'} +30
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48879|batch #48879]]: adding P1082 as of 2026Q2 for Swedish municipalities"
  2. 13w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Swedish national archive reference code → SE/190000000
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Determination method or standard: record linkage, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
  3. 16w ago · LinneaKarlberg · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Swedish national archives id → tora/190000000
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Swedish national archives id: tora/190000000, Added Riksarkivet-ID 2026-06-24 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ca4a436e949|details]])"
  4. 20w ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag → Q126540379
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Flag: Vlag van Västmanland, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780201126357"
  5. 21w ago · LarskeBot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Västerås
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 59.61666666666667, 'lon': 16.533333333333335}
    Population → {'amount': '+269555'}, {'amount': '+270535'}, {'amount': '+271095'} +30
    Head of government → Minoo Akhtarzand, Ulrica Gradin
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Population: 280,603, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
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