Gothenburg and Bohus County
| Gothenburg and Bohus County Göteborgs och Bohus län | |||||||
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| County of Sweden | |||||||
| 1680–1997 | |||||||
Coat of arms
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| Capital | Gothenburg | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Government | |||||||
| Governor | |||||||
• 1680–82 | Georg Lybecker | ||||||
• 1996–97 | Göran Bengtsson | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1680 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 31 December 1997 | ||||||
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Gothenburg and Bohus County (Swedish: Göteborgs och Bohus län) was a county in southern Sweden, with the seat in Gothenburg. It was established in 1680, and disestablished on 31 December 1997, following the establishment of Västra Götaland County.
Governors
- Johan von Schönleben (1682–1700)
- Erik Siöblad (1700–1711)
- Carl Gustaf Mörner (1712–1719)
- Nils Posse (1719–1723)
- Axel Gyllenkrok (1723–1730)
- Bengt Ribbing (1730–1741)
- Lorentz Kristoffer Stobée (1741–1749)
- Johan von Kaulbars (1749–1762)
- Didrik Henrik Taube (1763–1772)
- Anders Du Rietz (1772–1790)
- Johan Beck-Friis (1790–1796)
- Samuel af Forselles (1796–1800)
- Johan Fredrik Carpelan (1800–1808)
- Axel von Rosen (1809–1834)
- Gillis Edenhjelm (1835–1843)
- Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm (1843–1847)
- Olof Fåhræus (1847–1864)
- Albert Ehrensvärd (1864–1885)
- Gustaf Fredrik Snoilsky (1885–1897)
- Gustaf Lagerbring (1897–1917)
- Oscar von Sydow (1917–1934)
- Malte Jacobsson (1934–1950)
- Per Nyström (1950–1971)
- Erik Huss (1971–1978)
- Carl Persson (1979–1980)
- Åke Norling (1980–1989)
- Kjell A. Mattsson (1989–1995)
- Göran Bengtsson (1996–1997)