Westrogothia
Westrogothia (
Västergötland) is a historical
Province (
landskap) in the southwest of
Sweden. It borders
Bahusia,
Dalia,
Wermelandia,
Nericia,
Ostrogothia,
Smalandia and
Hallandia. It is also bounded by the lakes
Vättern and
Vänern, as well as the sea at the City of
Gothenburg.
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County
\nFor current affairs see: Västra Götaland County
In 1999 the
Skaraborg County,
Älvsborg County and
Gothenburg and Bohus County were merged into the current Västra Götaland County. The province of Westrogothia is virtually fitted inside the boundaries of the new county, where the main exceptions are the Municipalities of
Habo and
Mullsjö which are now in the
Jönköping County.
History
\nMain article: History of Westrogothia
Chartered cities before
1971:
\nThe province of Västergötland represents the heartland of Götaland, one of the constituent lands at the unification into one Swedish kingdom in the Middle Ages.
Geography
\nMain article: Geography of Westrogothia
- Highest mountain: Galtåsen 362 meters\n*National parks: Tiveden, Djurö
Västergötland is geographically bounded by the two largest Swedish lakes Vänern and
Vättern.
Culture
\nMain article: Culture of Westrogothia
In Westrogothia the Götaland dialect of
Swedish is spoken. The dialect has several varieties like the ones spoken in
Gothenburg and Sjuhärad, but the main dialectal variety is the Western Götaland dialect, or
Västgötska. "Västergötland", literally means Western Götaland.
Heraldry
\nMain article: Heraldry of Westrogothia
Westrogothia was granted its arms at the time of the funeral of Gustav I of Sweden in
1560. The province is also a duchy and the arms can be represented with the dukal coronet. Blazon: "Per bend sinister Sable and Or, a Lion rampant counterchanged langued and armed Gules between two Mullets Argent in the Sable field."
Dukes of Westrogothia
\nSince 1772, Swedish Princes have been created Dukes of various provinces. This is solely a nominal title.\n*
Prince Carl (
1861-
1951)\n*
Crown Princess Victoria (since the succession reform of
1980)
See also
\n*Läckö Castle\n*Karlsborg Fortress\n*Göta Canal
External links
\n*Västergötland - Tourist site
\nCategory:Provinces of Sweden\nCategory:Västergötland\n
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