province in Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Västergötland is a historical province in southern Sweden. Several parts of Västergötland are dominated by plainlands known as "Västgötaslätten" ("Västgöta Plains").
Västergötland | |
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Coordinates: 57°43′41″N 12°42′00″E | |
Country | Sweden |
Land | Götaland |
Counties | Västra Götaland County Jönköping County Halland County Örebro County |
Area | |
• Total | 16,694 km2 (6,446 sq mi) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 1,238,845 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | |
• Language | Swedish |
• Dialect | Götamål |
Culture | |
• Flower | Heather |
• Animal | Crane |
• Bird | — |
• Fish | Burbot |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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