No. 5,120 in Swedish

county

A territorial administrative division in Sweden, governed by a county council and a governor.

In a sentence

Sverige är indelat i 21 län.
Sweden is divided into 21 counties.
Here, ‘county’ refers to an official administrative division in Sweden, known as 'län'.
Jag bor i en vacker del av länet.
I live in a beautiful part of the county.
In this sentence, ‘county’ is used to describe a geographical region within a specific administrative division.
Länsstyrelsen ansvarar för att följa upp miljöarbetet i länet.
The County Administrative Board is responsible for monitoring the environmental work in the county.
This usage indicates the governing body or administration that operates within the county boundaries.

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