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Kronoberg Castle
Ruins of the medieval Kronoberg Castle on Lake Helgasjön, near VÀxjö, Swed.
Kronoberg
county, Sweden
Kronoberg, lÀn (county), part of the traditional landskap (province) of SmÄland, southern Sweden. Kronoberg consists of a rolling plateau of woods and marshland. Of its numerous lakes, à snen and Möckeln are the largest; the land is drained by the Mörrums, the Helga, the Lagan, and many smaller rivers. Industries are based largely on forest products, and Kosta is a well-known glass-manufacturing centre. VÀxjö is the capital. The county is crossed by the trunk railway from Malmö to Stockholm. Area 3,640 square miles (9,429 square km). Pop. (2005 est.) 178,285.
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