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Svealand

Svealand is the south-central region of Sweden.

Provinces

Cities

Other destinations

  • Mora In Dalarna, with the Zorn House
  • Falun With the (discontinued) Falu Copper Mine
  • Sala Silver mine
  • Nora Selection of wooden houses
  • Mariefred Small town with Gripsholm Castle
  • Sigtuna One of the oldest towns in Sweden
  • Vaxholm Situtated on an island off Stockholm

Culture and History

Svealand was the original core of the Svealand kingdom in the middle ages until it's consolidation in the 11th century. In the 16th century, the soon-to-be king Gustav Vasa took refuge in the province Dalarna to avoid the Danish who had massacred the entire Swedish noble on a square in Stockholm, except for Gustav Vasa. Here he got support from the farmers and caused an uprising. He contracted German mercenaries and crushed all Danish garrisons, and finally invaded Stockholm.

Talk

As for the rest of Sweden, most people below the age of 40 speak fluent English. Older people will probably understand you but will be less good in expressing themselves. Some people, especially youths, might be able to communicate through German, French or Spanish, depending on what classes they took in school. English is what most people prefer though.

Travel to Svealand & Visa Requirements

Tours & Getting around Svealand

Svealand attractions and sightseeing

Itineraries

Svealand city tours

Svealand Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Svealand nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Stay safe

Get out

This page was last edited at 12:41, on 15 July 2008 by Nick Roux. Based on work by Ulf Harnhammar, Andreas Bergstrom and Evan Prodromou, Wikitravel user(s) Episteme, Jelse, InterLangBot, Hdk, Ronline and Akubra and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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