Viborg and Nyslott County
For the area in Denmark, see Viborg County.Viborg and Nyslott County,
Viborgs och Nyslotts län or
Viipurin ja Savonlinnan lääni, was a
county of
Sweden from
1634 to
1721, when by the
Treaty of Nystad Vyborg was ceded to
Russia. The remaining areas were renamed
Kymmenegårds and Nyslott County. These were also ceded to Russia in
1743. In
1812 the conquered lands
(Old Finland) were added to the Grand Duchy of Finland as
Viborg County (Viborgs län/Viipurin lääni).
After the
Treaty of Nöteborg (
1323), particularly during the
Kalmar Union (
1397–
1521), the governors of Viborg had a relatively independent relationship to the
state authorities in Stockholm and Copenhagen. Their district,
Viborgs län, virtually functioning like contemporary German
margravates.
After
World War II the Soviet Union annexed parts of the area and the remainder was renamed
Kymi Province. In the reform in
1997 it was added to the Province of
Southern Finland.
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län*
Finnish Karelia*
Old Finland
