Uppland

Uppland, or Uplandia, is a traditional province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders to S�dermanland, V�stmanland and G�strikland. It is also bounded by lake M�laren and the Baltic sea.

Counties For current affairs see: The Counties of Uppsala, Stockholm or V�stmanland

The historical province of Uppland is divided upon the County of Uppsala, which occupies the heartland, the County of Stockholm, which has claimed about a third of the territory in the south and the County of V�stmanland, taking a quarter in the west.

History Main article: History of Uppland[?]

Chartered cities before 1971:

• Enk�ping (approximately 1300)
• Liding� (1926)
• Norrt�lje (1622)
• Sigtuna (approximately 990)
• Solna (1943)
• Stockholm (approximately 1250)
• Sundbyberg (1927)
• Uppsala (1286)
• Vaxholm (1652)
• �regrund[?] (1491)
• �sthammar (approximately 1300)

The Swedish Capital of Stockholm is divided upon two provinces. The southern half lies in S�dermanland and the northern half in Uppland.

Geography Main article: Geography of Uppland[?]

• Highest mountain:: Upplandsberget at Siggeforasj�n, 117 meters
• Largest lake: M�laren
• National parks: �ngs�, F�rnebofj�rden

Culture Main article: Culture of Uppland[?]

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

Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Uppland[?]

Arms granted in 1560. The arms is represented with a dukal crown. Blazon: "Gules, a Royal Orb Or gemmed of the field and Azure with the cross bottoned Argent."

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