Älvsborg County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Älvsborg County Älvsborgs län
County of Sweden
1634–1997
Coat of arms
Capital	Vänersborg
Government
Governor
• 1991–1997	Bengt K.Å. Johansson
History
• Established	1634
• Disestablished	31 December 1997
Succeeded by Västra Götaland County

Älvsborg County (Swedish: Älvsborgs län) was a county in southern Sweden, with the seat in Vänersborg. It was established in 1634, and disestablished on 31 December 1997, following the establishment of Västra Götaland County.

Governors

• David Makeléer (1693–1708)
• Axel von Faltzburg (1708–10)
• Anders Sparrfelt (1710–16)
• Gustaf Fock (1716–25)
• Olof Gyllenborg (1725–33)
• Johan Palmfelt (1733–39)
• Axel Erik Roos (1740–49)
• Carl Broman (1749–51)
• Adolf Mörner (1751–56)
• Johan Råfelt (1756–63)
• Mauritz Posse (1763–69)
• Sven Cederström (1769–75)
• Michaël von Törne (1775–85)
• Fredric Lilliehorn (1785–1809)
• Johan Adam Hierta (1810)
• Lars Hierta (1810–1815)
• Per Adolph Ekorn (1816–17)
• Carl Georg Flach (1817–25)
• Paul Sandelhjelm (1825–50)
• Bengt Carl Bergman (1851–58)
• Eric Sparre (1858–86)
• Wilhelm Lothigius (1886–1905)
• Karl Husberg (1905–22)
• Axel von Sneidern (1922–41)
• Vilhelm Lundvik (1941–49)
• Arvid Richert (1949–54)
• Mats Lemne (1955–70)
• Gunnar von Sydow (1970–78)
• Göte Fridh (1978–91)
• Bengt K.Å. Johansson (1991–97)

Images for kids

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  The three former counties that constitute today's Västra Götaland County.