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Göteborg och Bohus

former county, Sweden
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Göteborg och Bohus, former lĂ€n (county) of southwestern Sweden, located in a coastal area along the Skagerrak and Kattegat. Founded as a county in 1680, it was merged with Älvsborg and Skaraborg in 1998 to form the county of VĂ€stra Götaland.

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