Gothenburg and Bohus County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gothenburg and Bohus County Göteborgs och Bohus län
County of Sweden
1680–1997
Coat of arms
Capital	Gothenburg
Government
Governor
• 1680–82	Georg Lybecker
• 1996–97	Göran Bengtsson
History
• Established	1680
• Disestablished	31 December 1997
Succeeded by Västra Götaland County

Gothenburg and Bohus County (Swedish: Göteborgs och Bohus län) was a county in southern Sweden, with the seat in Gothenburg. It was established in 1680, and disestablished on 31 December 1997, following the establishment of Västra Götaland County.

Governors

• Johan von Schönleben (1682–1700)
• Erik Siöblad (1700–1711)
• Carl Gustaf Mörner (1712–1719)
• Nils Posse (1719–1723)
• Axel Gyllenkrok (1723–1730)
• Bengt Ribbing (1730–1741)
• Lorentz Kristoffer Stobée (1741–1749)
• Johan von Kaulbars (1749–1762)
• Didrik Henrik Taube (1763–1772)
• Anders Du Rietz (1772–1790)
• Johan Beck-Friis (1790–1796)
• Samuel af Forselles (1796–1800)
• Johan Fredrik Carpelan (1800–1808)
• Axel von Rosen (1809–1834)
• Gillis Edenhjelm (1835–1843)
• Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm (1843–1847)
• Olof Fåhræus (1847–1864)
• Albert Ehrensvärd (1864–1885)
• Gustaf Fredrik Snoilsky (1885–1897)
• Gustaf Lagerbring (1897–1917)
• Oscar von Sydow (1917–1934)
• Malte Jacobsson (1934–1950)
• Per Nyström (1950–1971)
• Erik Huss (1971–1978)
• Carl Persson (1979–1980)
• Åke Norling (1980–1989)
• Kjell A. Mattsson (1989–1995)
• Göran Bengtsson (1996–1997)