Västergötland
Västergötland is a historical province in southern Sweden. Several parts of Västergötland are dominated by plainlands known as "Västgötaslätten" ("Västgöta Plains").
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| Coordinates: 57°43′41″N 12°42′00″E / 57.728°N 12.700°ECoordinates: 57°43′41″N 12°42′00″E / 57.728°N 12.700°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 | 74.2090/km2 (192.200/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) |
Västergötland Media
Summertime agricultural landscape around Flo, south of Vänern. These plains are part of the geographical Central Swedish lowland and the geological Sub-Cambrian peneplain.
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- Laeckoe
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Media related to Västergötland at Wikimedia Commons
