Harjedalen

Harjedalen
Basic data
Part of the country (landsdel) :	Norrland
Province (län) :	Jämtland County
Surface:	12,504 km²
Residents:	10,077 ; (December 31, 2008)
Population density:	1 inhabitant per km²
Highest elevation:	Helagsfjället 1796 m
Largest lake:	Svegssjön

Härjedalen is a historic Swedish province in the Norrland area .

geography

Härjedalen is bordered by Dalarna to the south, Norway to the west, Jämtland to the north and Medelpad and Hälsingland to the east . Four fifths of the area of Härjedalen is over 500 m . Sweden's highest town ( Högvålen ) is also here.

history

The name Härjedalen comes from the old West Norwegian Herjárdalr and means "valley of the Härje river".

The landscape belonged to Norway until 1645 and was ceded to Sweden together with Jämtland in the Treaty of Brömsebro .

Landscape symbols

Unofficial flag

Animal: brown bear
Flower: spring pasque flower

Fish: European grayling

Vogel: Golden eagle

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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

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