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Västmanland County

county (län) in Sweden
AdministrativeArea county_of_sweden Q105075
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Västmanland County

Summary

Västmanland County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #18 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Västmanland County is located in Sweden[3].
  • Västmanland County is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Västmanland County's head of government is recorded as Ulrica Gradin[5].
  • Västmanland County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].
  • Västmanland County's capital is recorded as Västerås[7].
  • Västmanland County's shares border with is recorded as Dalarna County[8].
  • Västmanland County's shares border with is recorded as Gävleborg County[9].
  • Västmanland County's shares border with is recorded as Uppsala County[10].
  • Västmanland County's shares border with is recorded as Södermanland County[11].
  • Västmanland County's shares border with is recorded as Örebro County[12].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arboga Municipality[13].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fagersta Municipality[14].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hallstahammar Municipality[15].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kungsör Municipality[16].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Köping Municipality[17].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Norberg Municipality[18].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sala Municipality[19].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Skinnskatteberg Municipality[20].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Surahammar Municipality[21].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Västerås Municipality[22].
  • Västmanland County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Region Västmanland[23].
  • Västmanland County's coat of arms is recorded as Q3013595[24].
  • Västmanland County's Commons category is recorded as Västmanland County[25].
  • Västmanland County's licence plate code is recorded as U[26].
  • 1634 marks the founding of Västmanland County[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+269555'}[28], {'amount': '+270535'}[29], {'amount': '+271095'}[30], {'amount': '+272468'}[31], {'amount': '+273115'}[32], and {'amount': '+273929'}[33].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1634 marks the founding of Västmanland County[27].

Why It Matters

Västmanland County draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #18 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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. [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. [28] ↑ . Q41769039. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Q42887356. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Q49772875. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Q56150720. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Q58480915. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2018 och befolkningsförändringar 1 oktober–31 december 2018. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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 · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag → Q126540379
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  2. 13d 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 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 280,603, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
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