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Uppland

Uppland (listen ▶ (help·info)) is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea.

The name literally means Upland, a name which is commonly encountered in English literature (especially older). Its Latinzed form, which may also occasionally be seen, is Uplandia.

Uppland - Counties

Provinces serve no administrative function in Sweden today. Instead, this is done by the Counties of Sweden län. Uppland is divided in three counties: Uppsala County, which occupies the heartland, the Stockholm County, which has claimed about a third of the territory in the south and the Västmanland County, taking a quarter in the west.

Uppland - Population

The population of Uppland is 1,339,154 as of 2004. The provincial population corresponds to three counties as follows:

Uppland - History

The earliest unambiguous mention of the province of Uppland comes from the 1296, when it was mentioned that it included the Folklands of Fjärdhundraland, Attundaland, Tiundaland and Roslagen. The Swedish capital of Stockholm is divided between two provinces. The southern half lies in Södermanland and the northern half in Uppland.

Uppland - Heraldry

Arms granted in 1560. Historically Uppland ranked as a duchy and the coat of arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Gules, a Royal Orb Or gemmed of the field and Azure with the cross bottoned Argent."

Uppland - Dukes

The nominal title Duke of a province has been awarded to Swedish princes since 1772. Dukes of Södermanland were:

• Prince Gustaf (1827-1852)
• Prince Sigvard (from his birth in 1907 until his loss of succession rights in 1934)

Uppland - Geography

Uppland was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. Within Roslagen they were called ship districts, and in the rest of the province hundreds.

Uppland - Cities

• Enköping (approximately 1300)
• Lidingö (1926)
• Norrtälje (1622)
• Sigtuna (approximately 990)
• Solna (1943)
• Stockholm (1252)
• Sundbyberg (1927)
• Uppsala (1286)
• Vaxholm (1652)
• Öregrund (1491)
• Östhammar (approximately 1300)

Uppland - Districts

• Bro Hundred
• Bälinge Hundred
• Frösåker Hundred
• Färentuna Hundred
• Hagunda Hundred
• Håbo Hundred
• Lagunda Hundred
• Ly Hundred
• Lång Hundred
• Norunda Hundred
• Närding Hundred
• Oland Hundred
• Rasbo Hundred

• Seming Hundred
• Simtuna Hundred
• Sju Hundred
• Sollentuna Hundred
• Torstuna Hundred
• Trögd Hundred
• Ulleråker Hundred
• Vaksala Hundred
• Vallentuna Hundred
• Våla Hundred
• Åsunda Hundred
• Ärling Hundred
• Örbyhus Hundred

• Väddö and Häverö Ship District
• Värmdö Ship District
• Åker Ship District

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Uppland", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki