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was elected king by the Swedes, but when he entered Västergötland, he chose not to demand hostage from the powerful Geatish clans and was slain by the Geats near Falköping. Several times, Västergötland was independent from Sweden with kings such as
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in 1560. The province is also a duchy and the arms can be represented with the ducal coronet. Blazon: "Per bend sinister Sable and Or, a Lion rampant counterchanged langued and armed Gules between two Mullets Argent in the Sable field."
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In 1658, the current borders of Sweden were established when Sweden annexed both the Scanian lands and Bohuslän. Västergötland became less exposed as it was further from the country borders. Seaside battles at the end of
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The average rainfall is 900 mm (35 in) near the coast and 600 mm (24 in) in the plains. The average temperature is −1 °C (30 °F) in January and 15 °C (59 °F) in July.
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were sub-divisions of the Swedish provinces until the early 20th century. Several of Västergötland's hundreds were already described in the first written law for the province (
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castles. The island was actually the location of a fortress as early as 1298, but the current building was begun in 1615, supervised first by
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in the 11th century, Swedish and Geatish dynasties vied for the control of Sweden during long civil wars. For instance, the Swedish king
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Being in peace with the rest of Sweden did not mean being in peace. Located along the borders of Denmark (with the so-called
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As of 31 December 2016, Västergötland had a population of 1,328,128 distributed over four counties:
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The largest city, Gothenburg, is located by the western shore with a significant harbour commerce.
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There are many ancient remains in Västergötland. Among the most notable of these remains are the
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suggest that at least its central parts were Christian in the 9th century. Around 1000, King
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strait; along the river several important cities and towns have been situated for centuries.
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were formerly chartered entities with certain privileges. Today they are municipalities.
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was written in the 13th century, Västergötland had 517 churches. The seat of the area's
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The southern and eastern part of the province is dominated by hills, belonging to the
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In 1634, the province was modernized with the establishment of two counties:
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terms southern Västergötland is made up of northward tilted surfaces of the
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Västergötland was granted its arms at the time of the funeral of King
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serve no administrative function. Instead, that function is served by
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The dialect was first dealt with as early as 1772, by S. Hofs in his
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is spoken. The dialect has several varieties like the ones spoken in
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in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative
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is the oldest cathedral in the original parts of Sweden, i.e. if
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seems to originally have been Husaby, but since 1150 the city of
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The northern and western portions of the province belong to the
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The northwestern border is demarcated by Sweden's largest lake
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lake. It is generally regarded as one of Sweden's finest
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in the 1670s was the last combat on Västergötland soil.
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Västergötland received much early influence from the
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