Norrbotten

Norrbotten is a province or landskap in the extreme north of Sweden. Historically it represents the northern part of Swedish V�sterbotten. In the north and to the west it is bounded by Lappland, to the east by Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia. There is also a County of Norrbotten.

County For current affairs see: County of Norrbotten

The province of Norrbotten makes up the eastern part of the County of Norrbotten.

History Main article: History of V�sterbotten[?]

Chartered cities before 1971:

• Boden (1919)
• Haparanda (1848)
• Lule� (1621)
• Pite� (1621)

Norrbotten was historically a part of the province of V�sterbotten, which stretched across Torne river and in to Finland. Following the Finnish War in 1809 V�sterbotten was separated into a Swedish and a Finnish part where the main part of the province remained within Swedish borders being divided upon the County of V�sterbotten and the County of Norrbotten. During the 20th century the part of the province that lay with in the County of Norrbotten came to be recognized as a separate province, under the name Norrbotten, in its own right.

Geography Main article: Geography of V�sterbotten[?]

• Highest mountain: Vitberget 594 meters
• Largest lake: Miekoj�rvi
• National parks: Haparanda sk�rg�rd

Culture Main article: Culture of Norrbotten[?]

As the status for a separate Province of Norrbotten for a long time was undecided, cultural identification is, untypically compared to the other provinces, instead bonded to the County of Norrbotten.

Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of V�sterbotten[?]

The province of Norrbotten was not recognized as a province in its own right until the 20th century and does not have a coat of arms. The County of Norrbotten however does have a coat of arms composed of the arms of V�sterbotten and Lappland.

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