Kristianstad County

Kristianstad County (Swedish: Kristiandstads län) was a county in southern Sweden, with the seat in Kristianstad. It was established in 1719, and disestablished on 31 December 1996, following the establishment of Skåne County.

Kristianstad County Kristianstads län
County of Sweden
1719–1996
Coat of arms
Capital	Kristianstad
History
History
• Established	1719
• Disestablished	31 December 1996
Succeeded by Skåne County

Governors

• Samuel von Hylteen (1719–1738)
• Nils Silfverskiöld (1739–1745)
• Christian Barnekow (1745–1761)
• Carl Axel Hugo Hamilton (1761–1763)
• Reinhold Johan von Lingen (1763–1772)
• Axel Löwen (1773–1776)
• Gabriel Erik Sparre (1776–1786)
• Carl Adam Wrangel (1786–1803)
• Eric von Nolcken (1803–1811)
• Axel de la Gardie (1811–1838)
• Georg Ludvig von Rosen (1838–1851)
• Knut Axel Posse (1852–1856)
• Emil von Troil (1856–1859)
• Axel Ludvig Rappe (1860–1866)
• Axel Trolle-Wachtmeister (1866–1883)
• Magnus de la Gardie (1883–1905)
• Louis De Geer (1905–1923)
• Johan Nilsson (1923–1938)
• Alvar Elis Rodhe (1938–1947)
• Per Westling (1947–1963)
• Bengt Petri (1964–1979)
• Lennart Sandgren (1979–1984)
• Einar Larsson (1985–1989)
• Anita Bråkenhielm (1990–1996)
• Hans Blom (1996)