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Kristianstad County

Coordinates: 56°01′50″N 14°09′30″E / 56.0306°N 14.1583°E / 56.0306; 14.1583
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Kristianstad County
Kristianstads län
County of Sweden
1719–1996
Coat of arms of Kristianstads län
Coat of arms

Kristianstads län (Green) before 1997 within the current Skåne län
CapitalKristianstad
History 
• Established
1719
• Disestablished
31 December 1996
Succeeded by
Skåne County

Kristianstad County (Swedish: Kristianstads län) was a county of Sweden from 1719 to 31 December 1996 when it was merged with Malmöhus County to form Skåne County.

The seat of residence for the Governor was in Kristianstad.

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56°01′50″N 14°09′30″E / 56.0306°N 14.1583°E / 56.0306; 14.1583