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was counted to Götaland until the 19th century, which is indicated on the map by a darker shade.]] Svealand or (rarely or historical) ''' of Sweden . It is located in south central Sweden, bounded to the north by Norrland and to the south by Götaland . Deep forests, Tiveden , Tylöskog , Kolmården , separated Svealand from Götaland . Historically, its inhabitants were called '' Svear ''. Svealand consists of the capital region Mälardalen in the east, Roslagen to the north-east, the former mining District Bergslagen in the center, and Dalarna and Värmland in the west. The name of Sweden in '' ( 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. PROVINCES Svealand is made up of the following six Provinces :
HISTORY Svealand was the original was probably the one who was best acquainted with the geography of the Swedish kingdom since he owned more than half of it. In 1384 , he stated in his testament that the kingdom consisted of ''Swerige'' (Sweden, i.e. Svealand), ''Österland'' (i.e. Finland ) and ''Göthaland'' (i.e. Götaland ). A Crusade to the east started by the kings of Svealand during the 12th Century eventually conquered the provinces of Österland , an older name for Finland. For a time in the early 19th Century , the province of Värmland belonged to the Court of Appeal for Svealand. Even though Värmland historically belonged to Götaland, it has by custom long been considered part of Svealand. SEE ALSO |
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