Uppland
Uppland () is a historical
province or
landskap on the eastern coast of
Sweden. It borders
Södermanland,
Västmanland and
Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake
Mälaren and the
Baltic sea.
The name literally means
Upland, a name which is commonly encountered in English literature (especially older). Its Latinsed form, which may also occasionally be seen, is
Uplandia.
Provinces serve no administrative function in Sweden today. Instead, this is done by the
Counties of Sweden län. Uppland is divided in three counties:
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.
Population
The population of Uppland is 1,339,154 as of 2004. The provincial population corresponds to three counties as follows:
The earliest unambiguous mention of the province of Uppland comes from the
1296, when it was mentioned that it included the
Folklands of
Fjärdhundraland,
Attundaland,
Tiundaland and
Roslagen. The Swedish capital of Stockholm is divided between two provinces. The southern half lies in Södermanland and the northern half in Uppland.
Arms granted in
1560. Historically Uppland 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."
Dukes
The nominal title Duke of a province has been awarded to Swedish princes since
1772. Dukes of Södermanland were:
*
Prince Gustaf (
1827-
1852)
*
Prince Sigvard (from his birth in
1907 until his loss of succession rights in
1934)
Uppland was historically divided into
chartered cities and districts. Within
Roslagen they were called ship districts, and in the rest of the province
hundreds.
Cities
*
Enköping (approximately
1300)
*
Lidingö (
1926)
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Norrtälje (
1622)
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Sigtuna (approximately
990)
*
Solna (
1943)
*
Stockholm (
1252)
*
Sundbyberg (
1927)
*
Uppsala (
1286)
*
Vaxholm (
1652)
*
Öregrund (
1491)
*
Östhammar (approximately
1300)
Districts
While the parish of
Söderfors belongs to Uplandia it also formed part of
Gestricia Eastern Court District.
Facts
*Highest mountain:: Upplandsberget at Siggeforasjön, 117
metres*Largest lake:
Mälaren*Archipelago:
Roslagen*
National Parks:
Ängsö,
FärnebofjärdenUppland is the seat of the
archbishop of the
Church of Sweden. The archaeological site
Birka and the castle of
Drottningholm are
UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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Uppland - Tourist site
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Uppland - Tourist information
