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Kristianstad County
Kristianstads län
County of Sweden
1719–1996
Coat of arms of Kristianstads län
Coat of arms
Capital Kristianstad
History  
• Established
1719
• Disestablished
31 December 1996
Succeeded by
Skåne County

Kristianstad County (Swedish: Kristiandstads län) was a county in southern Sweden, with the seat in Kristianstad. It was established in 1719, and disestablished on 31 December 1996, following the establishment of Skåne County.

Governors

  • Samuel von Hylteen (1719–1738)
  • Nils Silfverskiöld (1739–1745)
  • Christian Barnekow (1745–1761)
  • Carl Axel Hugo Hamilton (1761–1763)
  • Reinhold Johan von Lingen (1763–1772)
  • Axel Löwen (1773–1776)
  • Gabriel Erik Sparre (1776–1786)
  • Carl Adam Wrangel (1786–1803)
  • Eric von Nolcken (1803–1811)
  • Axel de la Gardie (1811–1838)
  • Georg Ludvig von Rosen (1838–1851)
  • Knut Axel Posse (1852–1856)
  • Emil von Troil (1856–1859)
  • Axel Ludvig Rappe (1860–1866)
  • Axel Trolle-Wachtmeister (1866–1883)
  • Magnus de la Gardie (1883–1905)
  • Louis De Geer (1905–1923)
  • Johan Nilsson (1923–1938)
  • Alvar Elis Rodhe (1938–1947)
  • Per Westling (1947–1963)
  • Bengt Petri (1964–1979)
  • Lennart Sandgren (1979–1984)
  • Einar Larsson (1985–1989)
  • Anita Bråkenhielm (1990–1996)
  • Hans Blom (1996)
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