Medelpad
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Medelpad ▶(?), is a historical province or landskap in north of Sweden. It borders to Hälsingland, Härjedalen, Jämtland, Ångermanland and the Gulf of Bothnia.
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County
For current affairs see: Västernorrland County
Medelpadia comprises the southern part of Västernorrland County.
History
Geography
Medelpadia was historically divided into a chartered city and several districts.
City
Districts
- Indal Court District
- Ljustorp Court District
- Njurunda Court District
- Selånger Court District
- Skön Court District
- Torp Court District
- Tuna Court District
Facts
- Highest mountain: Myckelmyrberget 577 meters
- Largest lake: Holmsjön
The coast line on the Gulf of Bothnia, called the "High Coast", has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The land still rises at the rate of about one centimetre per year, as an effect of the last ice age that ended in the 7th millennium BC.
Culture
The province is a part of Norrland and as such considered to be Northern Sweden. Though, in a geographical sense the province is located in the middle of Sweden and this is reflected in the name Medelpad.
The Arctic Hare is the provincial animal, but the Skvader, a fictional animal, was popular in an innofficial referendum held 1987.
Heraldry
As with other Swedish provinces the arms can be represented showing a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Four times parted per fess wavy, Azure, Argent, Gules, Argent and Azure."
External link
- Mid Sweden - Official tourist site for Medelpad & Ångermanland
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| Ångermanland | Bohuslän | Blekinge | Dalarna | Dalsland | Gästrikland | Gotland | Halland | Hälsingland | Härjedalen | Jämtland | Lapland | Medelpad | Norrbotten | Närke | Öland | Östergötland | Skåne | Småland | Södermanland | Uppland | Värmland | Västmanland | Västerbotten | Västergötland | |
