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Uppland ( The name literally means up land, a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literature. Its Latinised form, which is occasionally used, is Uplandia.
[edit] AdministrationThe traditional provinces of Sweden serve no administrative or political purposes, but are historical and cultural entities. The corresponding administrative county, or län, is Uppsala County, which occupies the larger part of the territory. The bulk of the population, however, is within Stockholm County. Minor parts of the province are also in Västmanland County, Gävleborg County and Södermanland County. [edit] HeraldryArms granted in 1560. Historically Uppland ranked as a duchy and the coat of arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Gules, a Royal Orb Or gemmed of the field and Azure with the cross bottoned Argent." Despite the fact that the Uppsala län has a different name and a smaller territory it was granted the same coat of arms in 1940. [edit] GeographyUppland was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. Within Roslagen they were called skeppslag (which roughly means "ship district"), and in the rest of the province hundreds. The above mentioned districts and cities have today no administrative function. [edit] Cities
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[edit] PopulationThe population of Uppland was 1,390,914 as of December 31, 2007. The provincial population corresponds to the different overlapping counties as follows:
[edit] HistoryThe earliest unambiguous mention of the province of Uppland comes from the 1296, when it was mentioned that it included the Folklands of Fjärdhundraland, Attundaland, Tiundaland and Roslagen. The Swedish capital of Stockholm is divided between two provinces. The southern half lies in Södermanland and the northern half in Uppland. [edit] DukesThe nominal title Duke of a province has been awarded to Swedish princes since 1772. Dukes of Södermanland were:
[edit] ReligionUppsala is the seat of the only (formerly Catholic) archbishop of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. [edit] CultureThe archaeological site Birka and the castle of Drottningholm are UNESCO World Heritage sites. [edit] External links
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