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<br>'''''SWEDISH PROVINCES''''': ''LANDSKAP'' (25 Provinces) | <br>'''''SWEDISH PROVINCES''''': ''LANDSKAP'' (25 Provinces) | ||
USED FOR CULTURAL IDENTITY and not for the Family History Library Catalog. | USED FOR CULTURAL IDENTITY and not for the Family History Library Catalog. | ||
The | The provinces of Sweden are importantan cultural entities but are not used for administrative purposes and have no legal significance. They are natural, cultural, and geographical units with deep roots and play an important role in the daily lives of the Swedish people. | ||
Often when immigrants referred to their origin in Sweden they talked about their provinces. They saw themselves as residents of a certain province such as Skåne, Ångermanland, and Dalarna | |||
<br>BLEKINGE BOHUSLÄN DALARNA | <br>BLEKINGE BOHUSLÄN DALARNA | ||
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DALSLAND GOTLAND GÄSTRIKLAND | DALSLAND GOTLAND GÄSTRIKLAND | ||
HALLAND HÄLSINGLAND HÄRJEDALEN | HALLAND HÄLSINGLAND HÄRJEDALEN | ||
JÄMTLAND LAPPLAND MEDELPAD | JÄMTLAND LAPPLAND MEDELPAD | ||
NORRBOTTEN NÄRKE SKÅNE | NORRBOTTEN NÄRKE SKÅNE | ||
SMÅLAND SÖDERMANLAND UPPLAND | SMÅLAND SÖDERMANLAND UPPLAND | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 20 August 2008
SWEDISH PROVINCES: LANDSKAP (25 Provinces)
USED FOR CULTURAL IDENTITY and not for the Family History Library Catalog.
The provinces of Sweden are importantan cultural entities but are not used for administrative purposes and have no legal significance. They are natural, cultural, and geographical units with deep roots and play an important role in the daily lives of the Swedish people.
Often when immigrants referred to their origin in Sweden they talked about their provinces. They saw themselves as residents of a certain province such as Skåne, Ångermanland, and Dalarna
BLEKINGE BOHUSLÄN DALARNA
DALSLAND GOTLAND GÄSTRIKLAND
HALLAND HÄLSINGLAND HÄRJEDALEN
JÄMTLAND LAPPLAND MEDELPAD
NORRBOTTEN NÄRKE SKÅNE
SMÅLAND SÖDERMANLAND UPPLAND
VÄRMLAND VÄSTERBOTTEN VÄSTERGÖTLAND
VÄSTMANLAND ÅNGERMANLAND ÖLAND
ÖSTERGÖTLAND