▁body ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁abol ished , ▁and ▁J ä mt land ▁came ▁to ▁have ▁two ▁parallel ▁assemb lies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁J ä mt land ▁became ▁a ▁Dan ish ▁county . ▁After ▁the ▁Swedish ▁occupation ▁of ▁J ä mt land ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War ▁( 1 5 6 4 - 1 5 7 0 ), ▁King ▁Christian ▁IV ▁forb ade ▁the ▁Den mark ▁assembly , ▁but ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁exist ▁in ▁secret ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁week . ▁ ▁After ▁J ä mt land ▁became ▁Swedish ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 5 , ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁J amt am ót ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁Swedish ▁rural ▁summer ▁assembly ▁called ▁J ä mt land ▁lands j äm nad st ing . ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁J ä mt land ▁lands j äm nad st ing ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁existing ▁county ▁council ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁The ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁municipal ▁ordin ances ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁count ies ▁throughout ▁all ▁Swedish ▁provinces . ▁The ▁only ▁difference ▁in ▁J ä mt land ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁now ▁also ▁included ▁represent atives ▁from ▁H är jed al ens ▁par ishes ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁The ▁J ä mt land ▁County ▁Council ▁is ▁therefore ▁the ▁only ▁county ▁in ▁Sweden ▁with ▁a ▁continu ity ▁from ▁its ▁roots ▁as ▁a ▁medieval ▁German ic ▁general ▁assembly . ▁ ▁J amt am ot ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁There