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Götaland facts for kids
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Götaland is the southernmost region of Sweden. It consists of the historical provinces of Blekinge, Bohuslän, Dalsland, Gotland, Halland, Skåne, Småland, Västergötland, Öland and Östergötland.
Images for kids
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Map of Götaland, the area/country which merged with Svealand and thereby formed Sweden
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Gothia, Sweden, in 1635 (yellow outline), bordering Danish Scanian lands to the south and southwest (red outline), and Norway to the west (green outline).
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Map of Sweden's three historical lands, the former Swedish province Österland in Finland, and the former historical land of Denmark (Skåneland) in southern Sweden.
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Götaland with the Swedish acquisitions of 1645 and 1658 in darker green: Gotland, Blekinge, Halland, and Skåne from Denmark, and Bohuslän from Norway (then under Danish rule).