Editing Uppland

{{distinguish|text=[[Upland (disambiguation)|Upland]]. For the Swedish ships, see [[HSwMS Uppland]]}}
{{short description|Historical province of Sweden}}
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'''Uppland''' is a historical [[Provinces of Sweden|province]] or ''{{Lang|sv|landskap}}'' on the eastern coast of [[Sweden]], just north of [[Stockholm]], the capital. It borders [[Södermanland]], [[Västmanland]] and [[Gästrikland]]. It is also bounded by lake [[Mälaren]] and the [[Baltic Sea]]. 

The name literally means ''up land'', a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literaturer as ''Upland''. Its Latinised form, which is occasionally used, is ''Uplandia''.<ref name="p638">{{cite book |last=Vilborg |first=Ebbe |title=Norstedts svensk-latinska ordbok |date=2009 |isbn=978-91-7227-572-0 |page= |publisher=Norstedts akademiska förlag |language=sv}}</ref> 

Uppland is often called called the province of "castles, ancient remains and runestones" and is famous for having the highest concentration of [[runestone]]s in the world, with as many as 1,196 inscriptions in stone left by the [[Vikings]]. Many of its castles and places of historical interest include [[Drottningholm Palace]], [[Skokloster Castle]], [[Salsta Castle]], the medieval [[Uppsala Cathedral]], where many royals are buried, and [[Uppsala Castle]]. 

Famous people from the region include [[Ingmar Bergman]], [[Bridget of Sweden | St. Bridget of Sweden]], [[Carl Linnaeus]], [[Anders Celsius]] and [[Gustav Vasa]]. 

It has Sweden's oldest town, [[Sigtuna]], thought to have been established around AD 980 and [[Uppsala University]], Sweden's oldest university.

== Administration ==
The traditional [[provinces of Sweden]] serve no administrative or political purposes, but are historical and cultural entities. The corresponding administrative [[counties of Sweden|county]], or ''{{Lang|sv|län}}'', is [[Uppsala County]], which occupies the larger part of the territory. The bulk of the population, however, is within [[Stockholm County]]. Minor parts of the province are also in [[Västmanland County|Västmanland]], [[Gävleborg County|Gävleborg]], and [[Södermanland County|Södermanland Counties]].

== Heraldry ==
Uppland's arms were granted in 1560, distinctive in its depiction of a {{Lang|la|[[globus cruciger]]}}. Historically, Uppland ranked as a [[duchy]] and the coat of arms is represented with a ducal [[coronet]], [[blazoned]] thus: ''"Gules, a Royal Orb Or gemmed of the field and Azure with the cross bottoned Argent."'' Despite the fact that the Uppsala County has a different name and a smaller territory, it was granted the same coat of arms in 1940.

== Geography ==
Uppland was historically divided into [[Cities of Sweden|chartered cities]] and districts. Within [[Roslagen]] they were called ''{{Lang|sv|skeppslag}}'' (which roughly means "ship district"), and in the rest of the province [[Hundreds of Sweden|hundreds]]. The abovementioned districts and cities have no administrative function today.

On the small uninhabited island of [[Märket]] in the Baltic, Uppland has a very short and unusually shaped land border with [[Åland]], an autonomous province of [[Finland]].

===Cities===
*[[Djursholm]] (1913)
*[[Enköping]] (approximately 1300)
*[[Lidingö]] (1926)
*[[Norrtälje]] (1622)
*[[Sigtuna]] (approximately 990)
*[[Solna Municipality|Solna]] (1943)
*[[Stockholm]] (1252) - northern part of city only. The southern part belongs to [[Södermanland]]
*[[Sundbyberg]] (1927)
*[[Uppsala]] (1286)
*[[Vaxholm]] (1652)
*[[Öregrund]] (1491)
*[[Östhammar]] (approximately 1300)

===Districts===
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*[[Bro Hundred]]
*[[Bälinge Hundred]]
*[[Frösåker Hundred]]
*[[Färentuna Hundred]]
*[[Hagunda Hundred]]
*[[Håbo Hundred]]
*[[Lagunda Hundred]]
*[[Ly Hundred]]
*[[Lång Hundred]]
*[[Norunda Hundred]]
*[[Närding Hundred]]
*[[Oland Hundred]]
*[[Rasbo Hundred]]
*[[Seming Hundred]]
*[[Simtuna Hundred]]
*[[Sju Hundred]]
*[[Sollentuna Hundred]]
*[[Torstuna Hundred]]
*[[Trögd Hundred]]
*[[Ulleråker Hundred]]
*[[Vaksala Hundred]]
*[[Vallentuna Hundred]]
*[[Våla Hundred]]
*[[Åsunda Hundred]]
*[[Ärling Hundred]]
*[[Örbyhus Hundred]]
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*[[Bro and Vätö Ship District]]
*[[Danderyd Ship District]]
*[[Frötuna and Länna Ship District]]
*[[Väddö and Häverö Ship District]]
*[[Värmdö Ship District]]
*[[Åker Ship District]]
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===Facts===
*Highest mountain: Upplandsberget at Siggeforasjön, 117 metres
*Most Runestones: as many as 1,196 inscriptions in stone<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://realscandinavia.com/runestones-words-from-the-viking-age/|title=Runestones: Words from the Viking Age|date=4 April 2013|access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref>
*Largest lake: [[Mälaren]]
*Archipelago: [[Roslagen]]
*[[List of national parks of Sweden|National Parks]]: [[Ängsö]], [[Färnebofjärden National Park|Färnebofjärden]]

=== Population ===
The population of Uppland was 1,602,652 as of 31 December 2016. The provincial population corresponds to the different overlapping counties as follows:<ref name="population"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! County !! Population
|-align=right
|align=left|[[Stockholm County]], partly||1,240,191
|-align=right
|align=left|[[Uppsala County]], entirely||361,373
|-align=right
|align=left|[[Västmanland County]], partly||1,088
|}

== History ==
The earliest unambiguous mention of the province of Uppland comes from the year 1296, when it was mentioned that it included the ''[[Folkland (Swedish provinces)|Folklands]]'' of [[Fjärdhundraland]], [[Attundaland]], [[Tiundaland]] and [[Roslagen]]. The Swedish capital of Stockholm is divided between two provinces. The southern half lies in Södermanland and the northern half in Uppland.

=== Dukes and duchess ===
{{see also|Duchies in Sweden}}
*[[Valdemar, Duke of Finland|Prince Waldemar]] (1310–1318 – also Öland)
**[[Ingeborg Eriksdottir of Norway]], his wife (1312–1318 – also Öland)
* [[Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland|Prince Gustav]] (1827–1852)
* [[Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg|Prince Sigvard]] (1907–1934)

== Religion ==
[[Archdiocese of Uppsala|Uppsala]] is the seat of the only [[archbishop]] of the Lutheran [[Church of Sweden]]. Before the [[Reformation in Sweden|Protestant Reformation]], the archdiocese and archbishop were within the [[Roman Catholic Church]].

== Culture ==
The archaeological site [[Birka]] and the castle of [[Drottningholm]] are [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]s.

==Sports==
Football in the province is administered by [[Upplands Fotbollförbund]]. [[Bandy]] is also popular, with [[IK Sirius]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040327021339/http://www.uppland.nu/ Uppland] - Tourist site
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040209061551/http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/smorgasbord/provincial/uppland/ Uppland] - Tourist information

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