Hudiksvall County, or Hudiksvalls län, was a county

Counties of Sweden

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 of the Swedish Empire

Swedish Empire

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, between 1645 and 1654. It was created by splitting the Norrland County

Norrland County

Norrland County, or Norrlands län, was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1645.In 1638 the northern part of the county, Västerbotten and Lappland, were separated and established as the Västerbotten County...

 into the Hudiksvall County and the Härnösand County

Härnösand County

Härnösand County, or Härnösands län, was a county of the Swedish Empire, between 1645 and 1654. It was created by splitting the Norrland County into the Härnösand County and the Hudiksvall County, but just nine years later they were merged again as the Västernorrland County...

, but just nine years later they were merged again as the Västernorrland County

Västernorrland County

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. The seat of residence for the Governor was in Hudiksvall

Hudiksvall

Hudiksvall is a city and the seat of Hudiksvall Municipality, in Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 14,850 inhabitants in 2005. Hudiksvall is also known as Glada Hudik , a term that originated in the 19th century as word spread of its friendly hospitality and its lively social life...

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It included the Provinces

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 of Gästrikland

Gästrikland

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, Hälsingland

Hälsingland

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 and Härjedalen

Härjedalen

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. That constellation seceded once again to form County of Gävleborg

Gävleborg County

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 in 1762.

See also: Norrland

Norrland

Norrland 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...