Örebro County

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Örebro County, or Örebro län, is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland.

All counties are political entities with a County Council, and administrative as they are sub-divided into municipalities.

**Örebro län**
Image:Svcmap Orebro.png Map highlighting the location of Örebro County in Sweden
	County	SE-T, SE024
	Residence City	Örebro
	Province	Närke Västmanland Värmland
	Created	1634
	Area - -	8,519 km², 2.1% of Sweden; ranked 13th
	Population Reference: ranked list	273,822 inh., 32.1 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

1 Province
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

[edit] Province

Sweden's counties are primarily administrative units, whereas the provinces of Sweden usually fit cultural and historical boundaries. Örebro County mainly corresponds to the province of Närke, although its western half is within Västmanland, and a minor part is in Värmland.

[edit] Administration

The county was named Närke and Värmland County until 1779 when Värmland County ceded.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Örebro Governors.

[edit] Politics

The County Council of Örebro or Landstinget i Örebro län.

[edit] Municipalities

Image:Örebro County.png

[edit] Heraldry

Main article: Närke Heraldry

The arms for the County of Örebro is a combination of the arms of Närke, Västmanland and Värmland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.