Skaraborg County

Skaraborgs County was from 1634 to 1998 a Swedish province (length ), located in the historic province of Västergötland, between the lakes Vänern and Vättern. Länbuchstabe was "R". Center of the former province is the former residence of Mariestad and the city of Skara. Other major cities are Lidköping, Falköping and Skövde in the center of the region and Hjo and Karl Borg on Vättern.

Today, the area for the most part belongs to the administrative county of Västra Götaland County, with the exception of the south-eastern part, which belongs to the administrative County of Jonkoping County. The area between the two lakes was in the Middle Ages the center of Västergötland, which still bear witness to many cultural monuments.

Skaraborg one hand, a strong agricultural area - the proportion of people employed in agriculture is about three times as high as in the realm cut - but also a strong industrial area - also in the industrial sector the share of employment exceeds the realm cut significantly. By contrast, the service sector, especially in the private sector, weak. Service center is Skövde with a provincial hospital ( with about 2,500 employees ), a university ( with a little over 7,000 students) and other facilities.

• Västergötland
• Former administrative province (Sweden)
• Västra Götaland County