The
County of Härnösand, or
Härnösands län, was a
countyThe Counties of Sweden, or län, are the first level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties....
of the
Swedish EmpireSweden was, between 1611 and 1718, one of the great powers of Europe. In modern historiography this period is known as the Swedish Empire, or stormaktstiden .-Sweden's emergence into a great power:...
, between 1645 and 1654. It was created by splitting the County of Norrland into the County of Härnösand and the County of Hudiksvall, but just nine years later they were merged again as the County of Västernorrland. The seat of residence for the Governor was in
HärnösandHärnösand is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 18,003 inhabitants in 2005.It's also called "the gate to the High Coast" because of the world heritage landscape rises just some miles north of Härnösand....
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The
County of Härnösand, or
Härnösands län, was a
countyThe Counties of Sweden, or län, are the first level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties....
of the
Swedish EmpireSweden was, between 1611 and 1718, one of the great powers of Europe. In modern historiography this period is known as the Swedish Empire, or stormaktstiden .-Sweden's emergence into a great power:...
, between 1645 and 1654. It was created by splitting the County of Norrland into the County of Härnösand and the County of Hudiksvall, but just nine years later they were merged again as the County of Västernorrland. The seat of residence for the Governor was in
HärnösandHärnösand is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 18,003 inhabitants in 2005.It's also called "the gate to the High Coast" because of the world heritage landscape rises just some miles north of Härnösand....
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It included the
ProvincesThe provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
of
Ångermanland', is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders to Medelpad, Jämtland, Lapland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name "Ångermanland" comes from the Old Norse "anger", which means "deep fjord" and refers to the deep mouth of the river Ångermanälven...
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Medelpad' is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders to Hälsingland, Härjedalen, Jämtland, Ångermanland and the Gulf of Bothnia....
and
JämtlandJämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
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See also: NorrlandNorrland is one of the three lands of Sweden , the northern part, consisting of nine provinces. The term Norrland is not used for any administrative purpose, but it is common in everyday language, e.g...