Conventional Long Name: | Gothenburg and Bohus County |
Native Name: | Göteborgs och Bohus län |
Common Name: | Göteborgs och Bohus län |
Subdivision: | County |
Nation: | Sweden |
Title Leader: | Governor |
Leader1: | Georg Lybecker |
Year Leader1: | 1680–82 |
Leader2: | Göran Bengtsson |
Year Leader2: | 1996–97 |
Year Start: | 1680 |
Year End: | 1997 |
Date End: | 31 December |
S1: | Västra Götaland County |
Capital: | Gothenburg |
Gothenburg and Bohus County (Swedish: Göteborgs och Bohus län) was a county of Sweden until 1 January 1998, when it was merged with Skaraborg County and Älvsborg County to form Västra Götaland County.[1]
The county was named after the city of Gothenburg and the historical province of Bohuslän. Gothenburg was the seat of residence for the governor and represented the westernmost part of the province of Västergötland.