Subdivisions of Sweden in the context of Parishes of the Church of Sweden

Subdivisions of Sweden in the context of Parishes of the Church of Sweden

⭐ Core Definition: Subdivisions of Sweden

There are several series of subdivisions of Sweden.

Judiciary
1. Supreme Court (Högsta Domstolen), Supreme Administrative Court (Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen)
2. Courts of appeal (hovrätter), administrative courts of appeal (kammarrätter) (and historically: lagsagor)
3. District courts (tingsrätter), county administrative courts (länsrätter)
Central executive
1. Cabinet of Sweden, Government agencies in Sweden
2. County administrative boards of Sweden
Local government
1. Regions of Sweden (regioner) - there are 21
2. Municipalities of Sweden (kommuner) - there are 290
3. City districts of Sweden (stadsdelar or stadsdelsnämndsområden)
Ecclesiastically
1. Church of Sweden
2. Dioceses (stift)
3. Kontrakt
4. Pastorat
5. Parishes (församlingar)
Historically
1. Lands of Sweden
2. Provinces of Sweden
3. Hundreds of Sweden
4. Socknar (both parishes and rural municipalities)
Proposed
1. Regions of Sweden

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Subdivisions of Sweden in the context of Counties of Sweden

Subdivisions of Sweden in the context of Counties of Sweden

The counties of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges län) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Sweden. There are twenty-one counties; however, the number of counties has varied over time, due to territorial changes and to divisions or mergers of existing counties.

This level of administrative unit was first established in the 1634 Instrument of Government on Lord Chancellor Count Axel Oxenstierna's initiative, and superseded the landskap, in order to introduce a more efficient administration of the realm. The county borders often follow the provincial borders, but the Crown often chose to make slight relocations to suit its purposes.

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