Uplandia

Uppland Land Svealand Dukes Prince Gustaf (1827-52) Prince Sigvard (1907-34) Counties Uppsala County Stockholm County Västmanland County Area 12,677 km² Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin Leper lily Kungsängslilja Fritillaria meleagris Provincial animal White-tailed eagle Provincial fish Aspius

Counties

Uplandia is divided upon 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.

History

Chartered cities before 1971:

• Enköping (approximately 1300)
• Lidingö (1926)
• Norrtälje (1622)
• Sigtuna (approximately 990)
• Solna (1943)
• Stockholm (approximately 1250)
• Sundbyberg (1927)
• Uppsala (1286)
• Vaxholm (1652)
• Öregrund (1491)
• Östhammar (approximately 1300)

The Swedish Capital of Stockholm is divided upon two provinces. The southern half lies in Sudermannia and the northern half in Uplandia.

Geography

• Highest mountain:: Upplandsberget at Siggeforasjön, 117 meters
• Largest lake: Mälaren
• Archipelago: Roslagen
• National Parks: Ängsö, Färnebofjärden

Culture

Uppsala is the seat of the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden.

Heraldry

Arms granted in 1560. Historically Uplandia 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."

External Links

• Uppland - Tourist information

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