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The historical four divisions of Swedish territory.
Svealand (Swedish:[ˈsvêːaˌland]ⓘ), or Swealand, is the historical core region of Sweden. It is located in south central Sweden and is one of three historical lands of Sweden, bounded to the north by Norrland and to the south by Götaland. Deep forests, Tiveden, Tylöskog, and Kolmården, separated Svealand from Götaland. Historically, its inhabitants were called Svear, from which is derived the English 'Swedes'.
Svealand consists of the capital region Mälardalen in the east, Roslagen in the north-east, the former mining district Bergslagen in the center, and Dalarna and Värmland in the west. It includes an extensive archipelago of thousands of small islands in Södermanland and Uppland and has lakeshores on the four largest lakes in the country. In the interior, there are several ski resorts in the southern parts of the Scandinavian Mountains. Two large rivers run through Svealand. Klarälven originates in Norway and enters lake Vänern through Värmland, whereas Dalälven runs from Dalarna through the lake of Siljan. The other major river basins in Svealand are Norrström that runs up in Bergslagen through lakes Hjälmaren and Mälaren, along with Nyköpingsån that covers the post-glacial lake district of Södermanland. Svealand generally has a moderate continental climate with a gradual decline of precipitation and increase of temperatures moving eastwards as the elevation descends.
Stockholm is by far the largest city and urban area of Svealand, also being the capital of Sweden. The other administrative capitals for regions in Svealand are Falun, Karlstad, Nyköping, Uppsala, Västerås and Örebro.
The older name of Sweden in Swedish, Svea rike (modern spelling: Sverige) Realm of the Swedes, "Swea Region", originally only referred to Svealand. Other forms are Sweoðeod (Old Norse/Icelandic Svíþjóð), and Sweorice. As the domains of the Swedish kings grew, the name Svealand began to be used to separate the original territory from the new.[citation needed]
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Svealand (Swedish: [ˈsvêːaˌland] ), or Swealand, is the historical core region of Sweden. It is located in south central Sweden and is one of three historical...
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whether Sweden should be considered a nation when the Svear (Sweonas) ruled Svealand or if the emergence of the nation started with the Svear and the Götar...
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foundation of modern Sweden, when Götaland, the land of the Geats, merged with Svealand, the land of the Swedes, to form the country, while Norrland and Österland...
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Gotland. They currently play in the fourth-tier league Division 2 Norra Svealand. The club was formed in 1904 as Visby IF Gute, and in November 2007 changed...
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587 GT, 4,843 NT, 4,010 DWT. She had 1,270 metres of vehicle accommodation. Svealand was ordered in 1969 by Linjebuss International, Svea, Stockholm and built...
mixed relief of the eastern coast. Unlike the much more densely populated Svealand and Götaland, which are better known for big cities (Stockholm, Gothenburg...
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