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Götaland (Swedish: [ˈjø̂ːtaˌland] ⓘ; also Gothia, Gothland, Gothenland or Gautland) is one of three lands of Sweden and comprises ten provinces. Geographically it is located in the south of Sweden, bounded to the north by Svealand , with the deep woods of Tiveden , Tylöskog and Kolmården marking the border.
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Götaland, major region of southern Sweden, comprising the landskap (provinces) of Västergötland, Dalsland, Östergötland, Småland, Öland, Gotland, Bohuslän, Skåne, Halland, and Blekinge (qq.v.). In land area it is in between Sweden’s other two regions, the smaller Svealand in central Sweden and the.
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Gothenburg (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ θ ən b ɜːr ɡ / ⓘ; abbreviated Gbg; Swedish: Göteborg [jœtɛˈbɔrj] ⓘ) is the capital of Västra Götaland County in Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries.
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Västra Götaland County (Swedish: Västra Götalands län) is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (kommuner). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population.
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Götaland is the southernmost of the three Lands of Sweden. Officially it also covers Scania and Gotland , which are however separately treated in this travel guide. Götaland was the homeland of the Geats, Götar , who have been associated to the legendary Goths , one of the tribes that sacked the Roman Empire in the 5th century.
Gotland is Sweden's largest island, in the middle of the Baltic Sea. Some 60,000 people live here all year. Together with some minor islands it forms the Gotland province, Gotland Municipality and Gotland County. With a peculiar dialect, a glorious history and a scenery very different from mainland Sweden, the island has a spirit of independence.
Gotland. Sweden, Europe. Situated off Sweden's southeastern coast, Gotland is the largest island in the Baltic Sea (2994 sq km in diameter). It is also one of the country's most beautiful destinations, its tranquil, sparsely populated landscapes almost haunting in their beauty.
