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Älvsborg County

Coordinates: 58°23′N 12°19′E / 58.383°N 12.317°E / 58.383; 12.317
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Älvsborg County
Älvsborgs län
County of Sweden
1634–1997
Coat of arms of Älvsborgs län
Coat of arms
CapitalVänersborg
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 of Sweden until 1997, when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg to form Västra Götaland County.

The county consisted of the provinces of Dalsland and the central part of Västergötland with the seat of residence in the city of Vänersborg.

See also

58°23′N 12°19′E / 58.383°N 12.317°E / 58.383; 12.317