Älvsborg County

Älvsborg County (Swedish: Älvsborgs län) was a county in southern Sweden, with the seat in Vänersborg. It was established in 1634, and disestablished on 31 December 1997, following the establishment of Västra Götaland County.

Älvsborg County Älvsborgs län
County of Sweden
1634–1997
Coat of arms
Capital	Vänersborg
History
Government
Governor
• 1991–1997	Bengt K.Å. Johansson
History
• Established	1634
• Disestablished	31 December 1997
Succeeded by Västra Götaland County

Governors

• David Makeléer (1693–1708)
• Axel von Faltzburg (1708–10)
• Anders Sparrfelt (1710–16)
• Gustaf Fock (1716–25)
• Olof Gyllenborg (1725–33)
• Johan Palmfelt (1733–39)
• Axel Erik Roos (1740–49)
• Carl Broman (1749–51)
• Adolf Mörner (1751–56)
• Johan Råfelt (1756–63)
• Mauritz Posse (1763–69)
• Sven Cederström (1769–75)
• Michaël von Törne (1775–85)
• Fredric Lilliehorn (1785–1809)
• Johan Adam Hierta (1810)
• Lars Hierta (1810–1815)
• Per Adolph Ekorn (1816–17)
• Carl Georg Flach (1817–25)
• Paul Sandelhjelm (1825–50)
• Bengt Carl Bergman (1851–58)
• Eric Sparre (1858–86)
• Wilhelm Lothigius (1886–1905)
• Karl Husberg (1905–22)
• Axel von Sneidern (1922–41)
• Vilhelm Lundvik (1941–49)
• Arvid Richert (1949–54)
• Mats Lemne (1955–70)
• Gunnar von Sydow (1970–78)
• Göte Fridh (1978–91)
• Bengt K.Å. Johansson (1991–97)