Everything about V Stmanland totally explained
is a historical
Swedish province, or
landskap, in middle
Sweden. It borders
Södermanland,
Närke,
Värmland,
Dalarna and
Uppland.
The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of
Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.
Administration
The traditional
provinces of Sweden serve no administrative or political purposes, but are historical and cultural entities. In the case of Västmanland the corresponding administrative county,
Västmanland County, constitutes the western part of the province. The eastern part is in
Örebro County.
Heraldry
The coat of arms was granted in
1560. At the time it featured one fire mountain, to represent the mine of
Sala Municipality. Soon, their numbers were increased to three, to also symbolize the Lindesberg and Norberg/Skinnskatteberg mines and the present blazon was ratified in 1943.
Blazon: "Argent, in base tripple Mount Azure issuant from each Flames Gules." When crowned with a dukal coronet it represents the province. However rather different in size Västmanland County was granted the same CoA in 1943.
Geography
The terrain is to the north and north-west rocky. In these parts the highest mountains are located: Älvhöjden with 422 meters, and Gillersklack with 408 meters.
In the other parts it consists mostly of plains.
The largest lake is
Mälaren marking the southern border, Sweden's third largest lake.
Western Västmanland traditionally belonged to the mining district of
Bergslagen.
History
The oldest city of Västmanland is
Västerås, founded sometime around 990. The city was once the provincial capital, and from 1120 the seat of the
diocese of Västerås. Västerås is today also the largest city in the province, with 130,000 inhabitants in the
municipality.
After that
Arboga, was chartered in the
12th century,
Köping in
1474,
Sala in
1624;
Lindesberg and
Nora both in
1643, and finally
Fagersta in
1944. With
city status in Sweden being abolished in 1971, these are solely historical titles.
The mines of
Norberg and
Skinnskatteberg began being in use in the
14th century. The mine of
Lindesberg was being cultivated in the early
16th century.
Dukes of Västmanland
Since
1772, Swedish Princes have been created Dukes of various provinces. This is solely a nominal title.
Prince Erik (1889-1918)
Culture
Engelsberg Ironworks is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Subdivisions
Västmanland was historically divided into districts. Within Bergslagen they were called mountain districts (bergslag), and in the rest of the province hundreds.
Further Information
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