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Södermanland
Coat of arms of Södermanland
Coat of arms
Sverigekarta-Landskap Södermanland.svg
Country Sweden
Land Svealand
Counties Södermanland County
Stockholm County
Västmanland County
Östergötland County
Area
 • Total 8,169 km2 (3,154 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2016)
 • Total 1,320,477
 • Density 161.645/km2 (418.658/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Languages Svealand Swedish
Sörmländska
Stockholmska
Culture
 • Flower White water lily
 • Animal Osprey
 • Bird
 • Fish Bream
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Södermanland is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea.

Södermanland means "(The) Land of the Southern Men", where the "southern men" (södermännen) were the people living south of Uppland.

Prince Alexander of Sweden is Duke of Södermanland.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Södermanland (provincia histórica) para niños

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