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Uppland

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Uppland is a historical province or '''' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea.

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Uppland is a historical region in eastern Sweden located just north of Stockholm, bordered by other provinces, a major lake, and the Baltic Sea. It matters as part of Sweden's traditional provincial geography and cultural heritage.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Uppland
Settlement.image_shield
Upplands vapen crowned.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100px
Settlement.image_map
Sverigekarta-Landskap Uppland.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.settlement_type
Historical province
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Land
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Svealand
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Counties
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Uppsala CountyStockholm County
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
12,813
Settlement.population_total
1,757,151
Settlement.population_as_of
31 December 2023
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone1
CET
Settlement.utc_offset1
+1

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Uppland is a historical province or '' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea.

The name literally means up land, a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literature as Upland. Its Latinised form, which is occasionally used, is Uplandia''.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uppland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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