Västmanland
Västmanland | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Land | Svealand |
| Counties | Västmanland County Örebro County Dalarna County |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,363 km2 (3,229 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 320,335 |
| • Density | 38.30/km2 (99.21/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Languages | Swedish |
| Culture | |
| • Flower | Mistletoe |
| • Animal | Roe deer |
| • Bird | Crested tit |
| • Fish | Pike-perch |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Västmanland (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɛ̂sːtmanˌland] or [ˈvɛ̌sːt-] ⓘ) is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.
Västmanland means "West Man Land" or, less literally, "The Land of the Western Men", where the "western men" (västermännen) were the people living west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.