What is Kristianstad County?
{{Infobox Former Subdivision |conventional_long_name = Kristianstad County |native_name = Kristianstads län |common_name = Kristianstads län |subdivision = County |nation = [[Sweden]] |year_start = 1719 |event_start = |date_start = |event_end = |year_end = 1996 |date_end = 31 December |event1 = |date_event1 = |p1 = |flag_s1 = Skåne län vapen.svg |flag_p1 = |s1 = Skåne County |image_s1 = |image_flag = |image_coat = Kristianstad län vapen.svg |image_map = |image_map_caption = |capital = Kristianstad |footnotes = }} '''Kristianstad County''' ({{lang-sv|Kristiandstads län}}) was a [[counties of Sweden|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]]. ==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 (1854-1935)|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 (governor)|Hans Blom]] (1996) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristianstad County}} [[Category:1719 establishments in Sweden]] [[Category:1996 disestablishments in Sweden]] [[Category:Former counties of Sweden]] {{europe-stub}}