Östergötland
Östergötland | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 58°24′57″N 15°37′31″E / 58.41583°N 15.62528°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Land | Götaland |
| Counties | Östergötland County Örebro County |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,979 km2 (3,853 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 469,872 |
| • Density | 47.09/km2 (122.0/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Language | Swedish |
| • Dialect | Östgötska Götamål |
| Culture | |
| • Flower | Cornflower |
| • Animal | — |
| • Bird | Mute swan |
| • Fish | Pike |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Östergötland (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈœ̂sːtɛrˌjøːtland] ⓘ; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (landskap in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, the Latinized version Ostrogothia is also used. The corresponding administrative county, Östergötland County, covers the entire province and parts of neighbouring provinces.