Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Gestricia, or Gästrikland, is a historical Province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders to Uplandia, Westmannia, Dalecarlia, Helsingia and the Gulf of Bothnia. Gästrikland Land Norrland County Gävleborg County Area 4,200 km² Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin Lily of the valley Liljekonvalje Convallaria majalis Provincial animal Capercaillie Provincial bird Black-throated Diver Provincial fish Baltic herring Table of contents 1 County 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 External Links County For current affairs see: Gävleborg County Gestricia makes up the southern part of the Gävleborg County. History Main article: History of Gestricia Geography Main article: Geography of Gestricia Gestricia is often called the gate to Norrland and consists of forests, mountains (about 1000 feet high) and small lakes. Smaller parts of Gestricia consists of fertile plains. Chartered cities before 1971: Gävle (approximately 1300) Sandviken (1943) Culture Main article: Culture of Gestricia Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Gestricia Arms granted in 1560. As with other provinces the arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Argent Hurty an Elk stantant Gules attired and hoofed Or." External Links Gästrikland - Tourist site This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.