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Landskap
The landskap, or province, have no administrative functions, but "remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification. Dialects and folklore rather follows the provincial borders than the borders of the counties." For more information about the landskap, see this article.

Domsaga
Historically an appellate court, the domsaga was made up of one or more härads or tingslags, and contained a district judge who acted as chairman. Today, the domsaga is referred to as domkrets (see image for modern domkretsar).

Härad
All of the landskap were divided into smaller areas called härad throughout mid to southern Sweden, and tinslag or bergslag in Northern Sweden. In coastal areas they might be called skeppslag. The härad was involved in the gathering of taxes through the häradsskrivare, and it also provided a place where local political decisions were made. For more information about the härad, see this article.

Fögderi
The fögderi were smaller areas within the härad, and was an administrative geographical area with the primary purpose of tax collection and law enforcement. For more information about fögderi, see this article.

Kommun
The kommun, or municipality, were formed in 1863. They were essentially a civil replacement for the parish system, providing for the needs of the locality. For more information about the kommun, see this article.

Kronofogdedistrikt
The kronofogdedistrikt was the geographical administrative area under the authority of the kronofogden, or the High Bailiff over a fögderi within a härad. These jurisdictions functioned primarily for tax-collecting purposes. For more information about the kronofogdedistrikt, see this article.

Stift
The stift is the diocese, which is then made up of several archdioceses. Each diocese is under the direction of a bishop, and belongs to a central administrative organization called a domkapitlet. For more information about the stift, see this article.

Pastorat
The pastorat is the geographical area that a minister has responsibility for within the church, usually made up of one, two, or more congregations (församlingar). Sometimes the parish records of the whole pastorat would be kept in one book, other times there is a separate book for each congregation. For more information about the pastorat, see this article.