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| | |  Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Köping - Köping privileges issued 1862–1971Danderyd 1/1 1946-31/12 1970 (became municipality)
Djursholm 1/1 1901-31/12 1913 (received city privileges; today part of Danderyd Municipality)
Hässelby Villacity 1/1 1926-1/1 1948 (merged into Stockholm City)
Lidingö 1/1 1910-31/12 1925 (received city privileges)
Nynäshamn 1/1 1911-31/12 1945 (received city privileges)
Saltsjöbaden 1/1 1909-31/12 1970 (merged into Nacka Municipality)
Sollentuna 1/1 1944-31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Stocksund 1/1 1910-31/12 1966 (merged into Djursholms cit ...
See also:Köping, Köping - List of municipalities, Köping - Köping privileges issued 1862–1971, Köping - Uppsala County, Köping - Södermanland County, Köping - Östergötland County, Köping - Jönköping County, Köping - Kronoberg County:, Köping - Kalmar County, Köping - Gotland County:, Köping - Blekinge County:, Köping - SkÃ¥ne County, Köping - Halland County, Köping - Västra Götaland County, Köping - Värmland County, Köping - Örebro County, Köping - Västmanland County, Köping - Dalarna County, Köping - Gävleborg County, Köping - Västernorrland County, Köping - Jämtland County, Köping - Västerbotten County, Köping - Norrbotten County Read more here: » Köping: Encyclopedia II - Köping - Köping privileges issued 1862–1971 |
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Geography of Sweden - Location Northern Europe, Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway. Strategic location along Öresund and the Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas.
Climate: temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
Terrain: Mountains and hills in west. Plains and agriculture land in the south. The mountains fjeld are in the north togeter with plains and lakes and a lot of snow in the winter. More than 50% ...
See also:Geography of Sweden, Geography of Sweden - Location, Geography of Sweden - Lands of Sweden, Geography of Sweden - Historical lands of Sweden, Geography of Sweden - Counties, Geography of Sweden - Cities, Geography of Sweden - Municipalities, Geography of Sweden - Area, Geography of Sweden - Land boundaries, Geography of Sweden - Maritime claims, Geography of Sweden - Elevation extremes, Geography of Sweden - Railways, Geography of Sweden - Natural resources, Geography of Sweden - Land use, Geography of Sweden - Natural hazards, Geography of Sweden - Environment Read more here: » Geography of Sweden: Encyclopedia II - Geography of Sweden - Location |
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Counties of Sweden - Function In each county there is a County Administrative Board as well as a County Council.
The County Administrative Board, or Länsstyrelse, is appointed by the Government to coordinate administration with national political goals for the County. The County Council on the other hand is a regional government, i.e. a political assembly appointed by the electorate to deliberate on the municipal affairs of the County, pri ...
See also:Counties of Sweden, Counties of Sweden - Function, Counties of Sweden - Map, Counties of Sweden - History, Counties of Sweden - Older subdivisions, Counties of Sweden - Österland, Counties of Sweden - Abolished counties, Counties of Sweden - RiksomrÃ¥den, Counties of Sweden - Future, Counties of Sweden - External links Read more here: » Counties of Sweden: Encyclopedia II - Counties of Sweden - Function |
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Sweden - History
Sweden - Pre-history.
For details, see: Prehistoric Sweden
Soon after the recession of the last ice age, Sweden became populated by hunters and gatherers, during the Stone Age (6000 BC – 4000 BC). The region developed rather slowly compared to southern Europe; while the Romans wrote poetry, Scandinavia had just entered the Iron Age.
Sweden was first mentioned in the 1st century, by Roman historian Tacitus, who wrote that the Suiones tribe lived out in the sea and were powerful in both arms ...
See also:Sweden, Sweden - History, Sweden - Pre-history, Sweden - Middle Ages, Sweden - A major power, Sweden - Modern history, Sweden - Recent history, Sweden - Politics, Sweden - Energy politics, Sweden - Economy, Sweden - Welfare state, Sweden - Education, Sweden - Geography, Sweden - Counties, Sweden - Largest cities, Sweden - Demographics, Sweden - Language, Sweden - Culture, Sweden - Music, Sweden - Media, Sweden - Holidays, Sweden - Cuisine, Sweden - Sports, Sweden - Religion, Sweden - Miscellaneous topics, Sweden - International rankings, Sweden - Notes Read more here: » Sweden: Encyclopedia II - Sweden - History |
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Sweden - History
Sweden - Pre-history.
Further information: Prehistoric Sweden, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and See also:Sweden, Sweden - History, Sweden - Pre-history, Sweden - Middle Ages, Sweden - A major power, Sweden - Modern history, Sweden - Recent history, Sweden - Politics, Sweden - Energy politics, Sweden - Economy, Sweden - Welfare state, Sweden - Education, Sweden - Geography, Sweden - Counties, Sweden - Provinces, Sweden - Largest cities, Sweden - Demographics, Sweden - Language, Sweden - Culture, Sweden - Swedish Nobel Prize Winners, Sweden - Music, Sweden - Media, Sweden - Holidays, Sweden - Cuisine, Sweden - Sports, Sweden - Religion, Sweden - Miscellaneous topics, Sweden - International rankings, Sweden - Notes Read more here: » Sweden: Encyclopedia II - Sweden - History |
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Västmanland - 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 bei ...
See also:Västmanland, Västmanland - County, Västmanland - History, Västmanland - Heraldry, Västmanland - Dukes of Västmanland, Västmanland - Geography, Västmanland - Culture, Västmanland - Subdivisions Read more here: » Västmanland: Encyclopedia II - Västmanland - History |
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - 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)
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See also:Uppland, Uppland - Counties, Uppland - Population, Uppland - History, Uppland - Heraldry, Uppland - Dukes, Uppland - Geography, Uppland - Cities, Uppland - Districts, Uppland - Facts, Uppland - Culture Read more here: » Uppland: Encyclopedia II - Uppland - Geography |
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Geography of Sweden - Municipalities Sweden had a municipality reform in the 1970's, whereby all cities were turned into municipalities. Currently there are 290 municipalities.
The northern municipalities are often large by size, but low populated – the largest municipality is Kiruna with an area as large as the three southern districts in Sweden (Scania, Blekinge and Hallandia) combined, but it only has a population of 25,000, and its density is about 1 / km².
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Geography of Sweden - Counties Main article: Counties of Sweden
Sweden is divided into 21 counties or län. In each county there is a County Administrative Board or länsstyrelse which is appointed by the Government. In each county there is also a separate County Council or landsting, which is the municipal representation appointed by the county electorate. Each county further divides into a number of municipalities or kommuner, making a total of 290 municipalities, in 2004. There are also older historical divisions of the Swedish ...
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Geography of Sweden - Historical lands of Sweden Sweden was historically divided into four Lands or Landsdelar:
Götaland (Sweden)
Svealand (Sweden)
Österland (Finland}
Norrland (Sweden)
Götaland and Svealand were once, in prehistoric times known only in folklore, in fragmentary pieces of foreign sources, in legends which only later chronicles have written about, rival kingdoms before being united under one Crown by Svealand. Legends attest an independent history to Österland, it having e.g its own prehist ...
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Geography of Sweden - Cities The largest city, by population, is the capital Stockholm, to the east, the dominating city for culture and media, with a population of 765,000. The second largest city is Gothenburg, with 500,000, to the west. Third is Malmö in the south, with 250,000.
The north is less populated than the southern and central parts, mostly because of its colder climate. The largest city is its only university city Umeå with 90,000 inhabitants.
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Sweden - Religion Before the 11th century, people of Sweden adhered to Norse religion, worshipping Æsir gods, with its centre at the Temple in Uppsala. With Christianisation in the 11th century, the laws of the country were changed, forbidding worship of other deities.
After the Protestant Reformation in the 1530s the Church and State were united, abolishing the authority of the Roman Catholic bishops, and in the long run allowing only Lutheranism to prevail. This was not a process completed until the Uppsala Synod 1593. During the era following the R ...
See also:Sweden, Sweden - History, Sweden - Pre-history, Sweden - Middle Ages, Sweden - A major power, Sweden - Modern history, Sweden - Recent history, Sweden - Politics, Sweden - Energy politics, Sweden - Economy, Sweden - Welfare state, Sweden - Education, Sweden - Geography, Sweden - Counties, Sweden - Provinces, Sweden - Largest cities, Sweden - Demographics, Sweden - Language, Sweden - Culture, Sweden - Swedish Nobel Prize Winners, Sweden - Music, Sweden - Media, Sweden - Holidays, Sweden - Cuisine, Sweden - Sports, Sweden - Religion, Sweden - Miscellaneous topics, Sweden - International rankings, Sweden - Notes Read more here: » Sweden: Encyclopedia II - Sweden - Religion |
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| | | | Västmanland County: Encyclopedia II - Sweden - Sports Sport activities are a national movement with half of the population actively participating. The two main spectator sports are soccer and ice hockey. Some notable soccer stars of Sweden include Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrik Larsson and Fredrik Ljungberg, while some famous Swedish hockey players include Markus Näslund, Peter Forsberg, Mats Sundin, Daniel Alfredsson, Niklas Lidström, Börje Salming and Pelle Lindbergh.
Second to soccer, horse sports have the highest number of practitioners, mostly women. Thereafter follow golf, track and ...
See also:Sweden, Sweden - History, Sweden - Pre-history, Sweden - Middle Ages, Sweden - A major power, Sweden - Modern history, Sweden - Recent history, Sweden - Politics, Sweden - Energy politics, Sweden - Economy, Sweden - Welfare state, Sweden - Education, Sweden - Geography, Sweden - Counties, Sweden - Provinces, Sweden - Largest cities, Sweden - Demographics, Sweden - Language, Sweden - Culture, Sweden - Swedish Nobel Prize Winners, Sweden - Music, Sweden - Media, Sweden - Holidays, Sweden - Cuisine, Sweden - Sports, Sweden - Religion, Sweden - Miscellaneous topics, Sweden - International rankings, Sweden - Notes Read more here: » Sweden: Encyclopedia II - Sweden - Sports |
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