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Västmanland
historical province in Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Västmanland is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.
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The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.
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