Dalsland

Dalsland
Basic data
Part of the country (landsdel) :	Götaland
Province (län) :	Västra Götalands län , Värmlands län
Surface:	4,953 km²
Residents:	51,037 (Dec. 31, 2008)
Population density:	11 inhabitants per km²
Highest elevation:	Baljåsen 302  m above sea level
Largest lake:	Vänern

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Dalsland is a historical province ( Swedish landskap ) in Sweden . Administratively, Dalsland is divided into the provinces of Västra Götalands län and Värmlands län .

geography

Dalsland is located in western Sweden, between Bohuslän , Norway and Sweden's largest inland lake , Vänern . Because of the varied and very diverse nature, Dalsland is called "Sweden in miniature", as Prince Eugene said.

Lock to Lake Lelången 1991

The landscape is unique with its rocks, lakes, rivers, canals and locks. There is even a " fjäll ", Kroppefjäll , even if the elevations are not very high. The Dalboslätten plain lies between the mountains and Lake Vänern . The largest north-south extension of the landscape is 99 km and the largest east-west extension is 59 km.

history

About 5000 archaeological finds are known from the prehistoric epochs. Until the Epiphany in 1101 in Kungahälla the area between (Denmark,) Norway and Sweden was controversial, then it stayed with Sweden. After Gustav I. Wasa had divided the country into provinces ( län ) in the 16th century , Dalsland lost its administrative importance. The same applied from the beginning of the 20th century to the five Harden into which Dalsland was divided.

The Dalsland Canal at Håverud

coat of arms

Description: A red bull armored with gold in silver .

Attractions

• Trough bridge in Håverud , built in 1886 by Nils Ericson

Landscape symbols

• Flower: Forget-me-not ( lat. Myosotis scorpioides )
• Fish: four-horned sea scorpion ( Myoxocephalus quadricornis )
• Insect: Great Kingfisher
• Mushroom: Butter boletus
• Stone / mineral: quartzite
• Animal / Bird: Common Raven ( Corvus corax )

Web links

Commons : Dalsland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: Dalsland  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Official website (German, English, Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Folkmängd i landskapen ( Memento from August 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive )