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Halland Sweden map
Map of Halland Sweden. Halland Sweden map (Northern Europe - Europe) to print. Halland Sweden map (Northern Europe - Europe) to download. Halland County (Hallands län) is a county (län) on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Jönköping, Kronoberg, Skåne and the sea of the Kattegat as its shown in Halland Sweden map. The County of Halland inherited its coat of arms from the province of Halland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Counties mainly serve administrative purposes in Sweden. The culture and history of the area is to be found in its provincial counterpart Halland. The county was designed with virtually the same boundaries as the province. The major exception is a part of Hylte Municipality, which belongs to the province of Småland.
Halland, län (county) of southern Sweden, coextensive with the traditional landskap (province) of Halland. It is a low undulating region of heaths and ridges that rise above gently sloping sandy beaches. The coastline is smooth with few anchorages. Four rivers—the Viskan, Ätran, Nissan, and Lagan, famous for their salmon and long harnessed for hydroelectricity—cross the county as its mentioned in Halland Sweden map. Originally part of Denmark, the region was ceded to Sweden in 1645 after having been conquered by Charles X. Halland beaches and recreational areas make tourism a vital part of its economy.