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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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