Härjedalen - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Härjedalen: Encyclopedia Ii - Härjedalen - History
Jämtland and Härjedalen were originally provinces of Norway, but in early 1645 they were both ceded by Denmark (who held Norway at the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ardre Image Stone: Encyclopedia - Ardre Image Stone
The Ardre image stones are a collection of ten 8th century rune and image stones. They were used as paving under the wooden floors of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalarna: Encyclopedia - Dalarna
Dalarna â–¶ (help·info) is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. It adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Väs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Härjedalen Municipality: Encyclopedia Ii - Härjedalen Municipality - Geography
Geographically, the municipality corresponds to the old Swedish province Härjedalen, although it incorporates some additional land to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hannibal War: Encyclopedia Ii - Hannibal War - The Norwegian Response
Norway, which was then governed by Christian's son-in-law, Statholder (royal governor) Hannibal Sehested, was a reluctant participant. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scandinavian Mountains: Encyclopedia Ii - Scandinavian Mountains - The Highest Mountains In Norway
Of the 12 tallest mountain peaks in Scandinavia, 11 are situated in Oppland, Norway. The 12th. peak is situated in Sogn og Fjordane, Norw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transhumance: Encyclopedia Ii - Transhumance - Scandinavia
In Scandinavia, the sæter/seter (Norwegian) or Säter (Swedish) (from old Norse setr) is a common mountain or forest pasture used in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalarna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dalarna - County
Provinces serve no administrative function in Sweden today. Instead, that function is served by the counties of Sweden. However, Dalarna ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Iv Of Denmark: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Iv Of Denmark - Court Intrigues And Foreign Adventures 1629-1643
Christian IV was now a broken man. His energy was temporarily paralysed by accumulated misfortunes. Not only his political hopes, but his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland County: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland County - Province
For History, Geography and Culture see: Jämtland or Härjedalen Jämtland County comprises the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scandinavian Mountains: Encyclopedia Ii - Scandinavian Mountains - The Highest Mountains In Norway
Of the 12 tallest mountain peaks in Scandinavia, 11 are situated in Oppland, Norway. The 12th. peak is situated in Sogn og Fjordane, Norw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skåneland: Encyclopedia Ii - Skåneland - History
SkÃ¥neland - Early history. The Latin name terra Scaniæ was used in the Middle Ages as a denomination for the easternmost parts of Den...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Sweden - Heraldry
At the funeral of King Gustav Vasa (Gustav I) in 1560 the coats of arms for the provinces were displayed together for the first time, man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norrland: Encyclopedia Ii - Norrland - Geography
Norrland comprises of the historical provinces (landskap) Gästrikland, Medelpad, Ã…ngermanland, Hälsingland, Jämtland, Härjedalen, VÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medelpad: Encyclopedia Ii - Medelpad - Geography
Medelpad was historically divided into a chartered city and several districts. Medelpad - City. Sundsvall (1624) Medelpad - District...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland - Geography
Jämtland was historically divided into one chartered city and several districts. Jämtland - Cities & Towns. Östersund (1786) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hälsingland: Encyclopedia Ii - Hälsingland - History
The earliest mention of the people of Hälsingland may be in the Old English poem Widsith, from the 9th - 10th century, where a people ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hälsingland: Encyclopedia Ii - Hälsingland - History
The earliest mention of the people of Hälsingland is probably found in the Old English poem Widsith which mentions the Hælsings. The to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - History
In the 9th century Norway consisted of a number of petty kingdoms. According to tradition, Harald Fairhair gathered the small kingdoms in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Sweden - Provinces According To Lands
Sweden was historically divided into the four lands: Götaland Svealand Österland Norrland Götaland and Svealand consisted before (ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medelpad: Encyclopedia Ii - Medelpad - Culture
The province is a part of Norrland and as such considered to be Northern Sweden. Though, in a geographical sense the province is located ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hälsingland: Encyclopedia Ii - Hälsingland - Geography
The oldest city in Hälsingland is Hudiksvall, chartered in 1582. After that, Söderhamn was chartered in 1620, and Bollnäs in 1942. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland - Culture
Jämthund is a canine breed, named after the province. Since the end of the last ice age, Jämthunds have been friends and helpers of man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland County: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland County - Heraldry
Main article: Heraldry of Jämtland The arms for the County of Jämtland is a combination of the arms of Jämtland, and Härjedalen. When...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland - County
For current affairs see: Jämtland County Jämtland makes up three quarters of Jämtland County, and is almost entirely contained within ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medelpad: Encyclopedia Ii - Medelpad - County
For current affairs see: Västernorrland County Medelpad comprises the southern part of Västernorrland County. ... See also:Medelpad, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Sweden - History
The origins of the provincial divisioning lays in the petty kingdoms that were combined with the Consolidation of Sweden around 800–100...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalarna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dalarna - History
The province was part of the Svealand kingdom in the medieval age, before Sweden's consolidation in the 11th century. In the 16th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skåneland: Encyclopedia Ii - Skåneland - Modern Usage
The most wide-spread usage of the term SkÃ¥neland today is by regionalists who desire to stress the culturally unique features of the reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalarna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dalarna - Geography
The geography is distinguished by lake Siljan in the middle part. And the Västerdal River and Österdal River that join into the Dalecar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skåneland: Encyclopedia Ii - Skåneland - Official Status
The term is not used in official contexts and is seldom used or even known by most Swedes, though fairly popular within the region itself...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scandinavian Mountains: Encyclopedia Ii - Scandinavian Mountains - The Highest Mountains In Sweden
(selection) Kebnekaise 2,103 m (Lappland) SarektjÃ¥kko 2,089 m (Lappland) KaskasatjÃ¥kko 2,076 m (Lappland) Akka 2,013 m (Lappland) PÃ¥r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalarna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dalarna - Notable Natives
Dalarna - Dukes. Since 1772, Swedish Princes have been created Dukes of various provinces. This is solely a nominal title. Prince Augu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalarna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dalarna - Culture
A famous symbol of the province is the "Dala horse" or Dalahäst a painted and decorated wooden horse. The Vasa race, a cross country ski...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Sweden - Provinces
Götaland Blekinge Bohuslän Dalsland Gotland Halland SkÃ¥ne SmÃ¥land Västergötland Öland Östergötland Svealand Dalarna Närke SÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland County: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland County - Politics
Main article: Jämtland County Council The County Council of Jämtland or Jämtlands Läns Landsting. ... See also:Jämtland County, JÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Demographics
The Norwegian population is 4.6 million and increases by 0.4% per year (estimate July 2004). Ethnically most Norwegians are Nordic / Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Iv Of Denmark: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Iv Of Denmark - Renewed War With Sweden
In his sixty-sixth year he once more displayed something of the magnificent energy of his triumphant youth. Night and day he laboured to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland County: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland County - Administration
Main article: Jämtland County Administrative Board The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in nationa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Iv Of Denmark: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Iv Of Denmark - The Kalmar War
His first experiment with his newly organized army was successful. In the war with Sweden, generally known as the Kalmar War (1611-1613) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Iv Of Denmark: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Iv Of Denmark - The King As Reformer
Despite courtly life, he found time for work of the most various description, including a series of domestic reforms (see History of Denm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Sweden - History
The origins of the provincial divisioning lays in the petty kingdoms that were combined with the Consolidation of Sweden around 800–100...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Culture
Famous Norwegians include the playwrights/novelists Baron Ludvig Holberg and Henrik Ibsen, explorers Roald Amundsen, Fridtjof Nansen, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Härjedalen Municipality: Encyclopedia Ii - Härjedalen Municipality - Demography
The population has been in decline in the last decades. The birth rate is negative, and so is the in and out move quota. Year Population...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Economy
The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of social capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government interv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Politics
Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The Royal House is a branch of the princely family of Glü...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland - Culture
Jämthund is a canine breed, named after the province. Since the end of the last ice age, Jämthunds have been friends and helpers of man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Geography
The landscape is generally rugged and mountainous, topped by glaciers, and its coastline of over 83,000 km [2] is punctuated by steep-slo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland - County
For current affairs see: Jämtland County Jämtland, makes up three quarters of, and is virtually comprised within the boundaries of Jäm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Counties
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called fylker (singular fylke) and 431 kommuner (singular kommune). Fylke and kommune a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hälsingland: Encyclopedia Ii - Hälsingland - Culture
Hälsingland - Tongue. The local dialect is known as Hälsingska but has no official linguistical recongnition. It is quite similar to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hälsingland: Encyclopedia Ii - Hälsingland - Geography
The terrain is mostly of the mountaneous rocky, sloping down towards the coast. The elevation in its northern parts is 530 meters; and 60...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Härjedalen: Encyclopedia Ii - Härjedalen - Geography
Four-fifths of the province is situated above 500 metres of altitude, constituting a part of the Scandinavian mountain range. Sweden's hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Härjedalen: Encyclopedia Ii - Härjedalen - County
Provinces have no administrative function in Sweden today. Instead, that task is performed by Sweden's counties, which are in turn subdiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Härjedalen: Encyclopedia Ii - Härjedalen - History
Jämtland was historically a province of Norway, but in 1645 it was ceded to Sweden by the Treaty of Brömsebro. The legend has it that p...   » Read the article