Västmanland
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This article is about the Swedish historical province. For the modern county, see Västmanland County.
Västmanland (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɛ̂sːtmanˌland] or [ˈvɛ̌sːt-] ⓘ)[2] is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.
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Västmanland | |
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Country | Sweden |
Land | Svealand |
Counties | Västmanland County Örebro County Dalarna County |
Area | |
• Total | 8,363 km2 (3,229 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 309,357 |
• Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | |
• Languages | Swedish |
Culture | |
• Flower | Mistletoe |
• Animal | Roe deer |
• Bird | Crested tit |
• Fish | Pike-perch |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Västmanland means "(The) Land of the Western Men", where the "western men" (västermännen) were the people living west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.[3]