Kexholm County
Kexholm County (Swedish: Kexholms län, Finnish: Käkisalmen lääni) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1721, when the southern part was ceded to the Russian Empire in the Treaty of Nystad. The capital of the county was Kexholm (Finnish: Käkisalmi), which today is Priozersk.
| Kexholm County Kexholms län Käkisalmen lääni | |||||||||
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| County of the Swedish Empire | |||||||||
| 1634–1721 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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| Capital | Kexholm | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Treaty of Nöteborg | 12 August 1323 | ||||||||
| 1634 | |||||||||
• Great Northern War | 1700–21 | ||||||||
• Treaty of Nystad | 30 August 1721 | ||||||||
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