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Norrland (Swedish: [ˈnɔ̌rːland] ⓘ, lit. ' Northland ' , originally Norrlanden , meaning 'the Northlands') is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden , consisting of nine provinces .
Norrland dialects (Swedish: norrländska mål) is one of the six major dialect groupings of the Swedish language.It comprises most dialects traditionally spoken in Norrland, except for those of Gästrikland and southern Hälsingland, which are usually classified as Svealand Swedish, as well as those of Härjedalen and northernmost Jämtland, which are usually classified as Norwegian.
Norrland was the name for the annexed lands to the north on both sides of the Gulf of Bothnia. In Sweden's prehistoric times, Sweden was largely limited to Svealand and southern Norrland, while Götaland was mentioned as a rival kingdom, and stories of Swedish-Geatish wars survive in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf. Eventually, the two countries ...
The Norrland Dragoon Regiment (Swedish: Norrlands dragonregemente), also K 4, is a Swedish Army unit specialized in arctic warfare and special operations. Located in the province of Lappland , it was historically a cavalry unit that traces its origins back to the 17th century.
”Norrland” was all the unexplored northern parts, the boundaries and Swedish control over which were weakly defined into the early modern age. Due to the Northern Crusades against Finns, Tavastians and Karelians and colonisation of some coastal areas of the country, Finland fell under the Catholic Church and Swedish rule.
Norrland dialects (light blue); (Västerbotten, Skellefte socken, Löparnäs). Finland Swedish and Estonian Swedish (orange); (Finland, Österbotten, Sideby socken). Gotland dialects (light green); (Gotland, När Socken, Gotlands södra härad). The areas with mixed colors as stripes are transitional areas. [2]
Norrland terrain (Swedish: Norrlandsterräng) is a geomorphic unit covering the bulk of Norrland and the northwestern half of Svealand. [1] Except for The High Coast the coastal areas of Norrland do not belong to the Norrland terrain. [ 2 ]
Middle Norrland (Swedish: Mellersta Norrland) is a national area (riksområde) of Sweden. The national areas are a part of the NUTS statistical regions of Sweden.