Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Westrogothia, or Västergötland, is a historical Province or landskap on the south west of Sweden. It borders to Bahusia, Dalia, Wermelandia, Nericia, Ostrogothia, Smalandia and Hallandia. It is also bounded by lakes Vättern and Vänern, as well as the sea at the City of Gothenburg. Västergötland Land Götaland County Västra Götaland County Area 16,672 km² Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin Heather Ljung Calluna vulgaris Provincial animal Crane Provincial fish Lawyer Table of contents 1 County 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 See also 7 External Links County For current affairs see: Västra Götaland County In 1999 the Skaraborg County, Älvsborg County and Gothenburg and Bohus County were merged into the current Västra Götaland County. The province of Westrogothia is virtually fitted inside the boundaries of the new county, where the main exceptions are the Municipalities of Habo and Mullsjö which are now in the Jönköping County. History Main article: History of Westrogothia Chartered cities before 1971: Alingsås (1619) Borås (1622) Falköping (approximately 1200) Gothenburg (1621) Hjo (approximately 1400) Lidköping (1446) Mariestad (1583) Mölndal (1922) Skara (approximately 988) Skövde (approximately 1400) Tidaholm (1910) Trollhättan (1916) Ulricehamn (approximately 1400) Vänersborg (1644) The province of Västergötland represents the heartland of Götaland, one of the constituent lands at the unification into one Swedish kingdom in the Middle Ages. Geography Main article: Geography of Westrogothia Highest mountain: Galtåsen 362 meters National parks: Tiveden, Djurö Västergötland is geographically bounded by the two largest Swedish lakes Vänern and Vättern. Culture Main article: Culture of Westrogothia In Westrogothia the Götaland dialect of Swedish is spoken. The dialect has several varieties like the ones spoken in Gothenburg and Sjuhärad, but the main dialectal variety is the Western Götaland dialect, or Västgötska. "Västergötland", literally means Western Götaland. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977-), heir apparent to the Swedish throne is also the Duchess of Westrogothia. Prince Carl of Sweden (1861-1951), son of Oscar II of Sweden and grandfather of Queen Astrid of the Belgians, was too styled Duke of Westrogothia. Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Westrogothia Westrogothia was granted its arms at the time of the funeral of Gustav I of Sweden in 1560. The province is also a duchy and the arms can be represented with the dukal coronet. Blazon: "Per bend sinister Sable and Or, a Lion rampant counterchanged langued and armed Gules between two Mullets Argent in the Sable field." See also Läckö Castle Karlsborg Fortress Göta Canal External Links Västergötland Tourist Site This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.