Västmanland

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Västmanland is a historic province in central Sweden known for its forests, lakes, and long tradition of mining and metallurgy.

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Label Occurrences
Västmanland canonical 10

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic province of Sweden
province of Sweden
borders Dalarna
Närke
Södermanland
Uppland
Värmland County
surface form: Värmland

Västergötland
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Västmanland County
surface form: Västmanland coat of arms
contains Engelsberg Ironworks
Sala silver mine
country Sweden
hasCapital Västerås
hasCity Arboga
Köping
Västerås
hasCounty Västmanland County
hasForestRegion Bergslagen
hasLake Hjälmaren
Lake Mälaren
surface form: Mälaren
hasMunicipality Arboga Municipality
Fagersta Municipality
Köping
surface form: Köping Municipality

Norberg Municipality
Sala Municipality
Skinnskatteberg Municipality
Västerås
surface form: Västerås Municipality
hasRiver Kolbäcksån
Svartån
hasTown Fagersta
Norberg Municipality
surface form: Norberg

Sala
Skinnskatteberg
historicalRegion Svealand
historicalSignificance center of Swedish mining industry
knownFor forests
lakes
metallurgy
mining
language Swedish
largestCity Västerås
locatedIn central Sweden
overlapsWith Västmanland County
partlyIn Bergslagen
surface form: Bergslagen mining region
partOf Svealand
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
traditionalIndustry forestry
iron mining
steel production
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Engelsberg Ironworks

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Uppsala County hasHistoricProvince Västmanland
Central Swedish dialects usedIn Västmanland
Dalarna borders Västmanland
Örebro County historicalProvince Västmanland
Uppland borders Västmanland
Gästrikland borders Västmanland
Svear territory Västmanland
Västmanland County namedAfter Västmanland
Västmanland County hasLandscape Västmanland
Närke borderedBy Västmanland