West Sweden, West Gotaland, unofficial flag (Sweden)

Västsverige, Västgötaland

Last modified: 2005-06-03 by phil nelson
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by Jan Oskar Engene

• About the flag

West Sweden would aproximately consist of the following provinces:

• Bohuslän
• Dalsland
• Halland
• Värmland
• Västergötland

See also:

• County of Western Gotaland (Västra Götalands län)
• Götaland/East Götaland
• County of Halland (Hallands län)
• County of Värmland (Värmlands län)
• Regional flags (Sweden)
• Sweden

Related sites:

• West Sweden Initiative

About the flag

The flag, proposed in 1992, is yellow-blue-white, proportions 16:25,6.

Flagmaster No. 081 reports that this flag was "recently adopted for the region of West Sweden", encompassing the counties (län) of Halland, Älvsborg, Skaraborg, Värmland and Gothenburg and Bohus. This West Sweden region is an initiative organized by commercial interests, with municipal participation.
Jan Oskar Engene, 20 March 1996

[Note: The three former counties Älvsborg, Skaraborg and Gothenburg and Bohus form the County of Western