Älvsborg County, or Älvsborgs län, was a county

Counties of Sweden

The Counties of Sweden are the first level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties. The counties were established in 1634 on Count Axel Oxenstierna's initiative, superseding the historical provinces of Sweden to introduce a modern administration...

 of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus

Gothenburg and Bohus County

The County of Gothenburg and Bohus, or Göteborgs och Bohus län, was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Skaraborg and Älvsborg to form the county of Västra Götaland....

 and Skaraborg

Skaraborg County

Skaraborg County, or Skaraborgs län, was a county of Sweden until December 31, 1998 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus and Älvsborg to form Västra Götaland County....

 to form the county of Västra Götaland

Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...

. It consisted of the Provinces

Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....

 of Dalsland

Dalsland

Dalsland is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, and Norway to the northwest....

 and the central part of Västergötland

Västergötland

', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....

 with the seat of residence in the city of Vänersborg

Vänersborg

Vänersborg is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 21,672 inhabitants in 2005. Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Since 1999 Vänersborg is the seat of the regional parliament of Västra Götaland County...

.

The municipalities

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 of Habo

Habo Municipality

Habo Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town of Habo is seat.The present municipality was formed in 1974 when a part of the dissolved rural municipality of Fågelsås was amalgamated with "old" Habo...

 and Mullsjö

Mullsjö Municipality

Mullsjö Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. Its seat is in the town Mullsjö.The municipality was formed in 1952 by the amalgamation of four former entities. In 1998 it was transferred from the dissolved Skaraborg County to Jönköping County.The geography is known...

, which were adjacent to the city of Jönköping

Jönköping

-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...

, ceded from Älvsborg to acced Jönköping County

Jönköping County

Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :...

, on January 1, 1999.

List of Governors (term of office)

• David Makeléer
  David Makeléer
  David Makeléer, 1st Friherre sometimes written as David Macklier, was the first governor of Älvsborg County, Sweden. He served from 1693 to 1708.-Biography:...
  
   (1693–1708)
• Axel von Faltzburg (1708–10)
• Anders Sparrfelt (1710–16)
• Gustaf Fock (1716–25)
• Olof Gyllenborg (1725–33)
• Johan Palmfelt (1733–39)
• Axel Erik Roos
  Axel Erik Roos
  Axel Erik Roos, born in 1684 in Årnäs in Västergötland, died December 14, 1765 in Lövåsen, Gestad, Dalsland was a baron, lieutenant general in the Swedish army of Charles XII of Sweden, and governor of Dalsland.-Career:...
  
   (1740–49)
• Carl Broman (1749–51)
• Adolf Mörner (1751–56)
• Johan Råfelt (1756–63)
• Mauritz Posse (1763–69)
• Sven Cederström (1769–75)
• Michaël von Törne (1775–85)
• Fredric Lilliehorn (1785–1809)
• Johan Adam Hierta (1810)
• Lars Hierta (1810–1815)
• Per Adolph Ekorn (1816–17)
• Carl Georg Flach (1817–25)
• Paul Sandelhjelm (1825–50)
• Bengt Carl Bergman (1851–58)
• Eric Sparre (1858–86)
• Wilhelm Lothigius (1886–1905)
• Karl Husberg (1905–22)
• Axel von Sneidern (1922–41)
• Vilhelm Lundvik (1941–49)
• Arvid Richert (1949–54)
• Mats Lemne (1955–70)
• Gunnar von Sydow (1970–78)
• Göte Fridh (1978–91)
• Bengt K.Å. Johansson (1991–97)

See also

• Municipalities of North Älvsborg
• Municipalities of South Älvsborg
• List of Västra Götaland Governors
• County Governors of Sweden