Malmöhus County

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Malmöhus County
Malmöhus län
County of Sweden
1719–1996

Coat of arms of Malmöhus län

Coat of arms

Capital Malmö
 •  1993–96 Ann-Cathrine Haglund
History
 •  Established 1719
 •  Disestablished 1996

Malmöhus County (Swedish: Malmöhus län) was a county of Sweden 1719-1996. January 1st, 1997 it was merged with Kristianstad County to form Skåne County. It had been named after Malmöhus, a castle in Malmö, which also was where the governor originally resided.

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