Kalmar County

Kalmar Lan is a province ( län) in southern Sweden, which consists of the east coast of Småland and Öland Island. The administrative seat of the province is squid.

Communities and places

Communities

Kalmar län consists of twelve municipalities (Swedish: kommuner ).

(As of March 31, 2013 )

Biggest Towns

Kalmar ( 35 170 ) (population 2005)
Västervik ( 20 898 )
Oskarshamn ( 17 058 )
Nybro ( 12,322 )
Vimmerby ( 7808 )
Lindsdal ( 5,669 )
Hultsfred ( 5386 )
Emmaboda ( 5,071 )

Policy

The election of the county council in 2010 resulted in gains for the Social Democrats, the Greens and right-wing populists.

Coat of arms

Description: The coat of arms is quartered in gold and blue; In the fields one and four a blue reinforced red lion with red arrow silbergespitzten and black bow to the main shield and aiming in the fields two and three, a running ten -ended rotbewehrter golden deer with red tongue and collar.

Symbol: Coat of arms of Småland (lion) and Öland ( Hirsch).

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