County of Södermanland

The county of Södermanland ( Södermanlands Län in Swedish) is a county Swedish located at the south-east of the country. It is close to the counties of Östergötland, Örebro, Västmanland, Uppsala, and borders the the Baltic.

Historical province

The county of Södermanland corresponds very exactly to the old historical province of Södermanland.

For the history, the geography and the culture, to see Södermanland

Administration

The main missions of the Board of directors of the county ( Länsstyrelse ), directed by the prefect of the county, are to satisfy the main trends provided by the Parlement and the Gouvernement, to promote the development of the county and to lay down regional objectives.

Communes

The county of Södermanland is subdivided in 9 communes ( Kommuner ) at the local level:

Principal cities and localities

Eskilstuna : 57 867 inhabitants
Nyköping: 27 164 inhabitants
Katrineholm: 21 329 inhabitants
Strängnäs: 12 010 inhabitants
Oxelösund: 10 680 inhabitants
Torshälla: 7 453 inhabitants
Flen: 6 159 inhabitants
Gnesta: 5 003 inhabitants
Vingåker: 4 352 inhabitants
Trosa: 4 201 inhabitants

Heraldic

The county of Södermanland inherited its armorial bearings the historical province of Södermanland. When this last is represented with a royal crown, it symbolizes the Board of directors of the county.

External bonds

Board of directors of the county (in Swedish)
Local assembly (in Swedish)

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