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West Bothnia (Sweden)
Västerbotten
Last modified: 2002-02-01 by elias granqvist
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by Elias Granqvist, 25 December 2001
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted in 1560, revised grant on 15 June 1939.
See also:
- North Bothnia (Norrbotten)
- County of North Bothnia (Norrbottens l�n)
- County of West Bothnia (Västerbottens l�n)
- Norrland
- Regional flags (Sweden)
- Clickable map of Sweden (landskap/provinces)
- Sweden
About the Flag
This is the flag of West Bothnia, a historical province in Sweden. The reindeer is a characteristic animal of the Bothnian fauna.Elias Granqvist, 25 December 2001
Geography
West Bothnia (in Swedish: Västerbotten) was originally all Swedish land west of the Gulf of Bothnia (while the Swedish land east of this gulf was East Bothnia, or Ostrobothnia (Österbotten)). The land of the Laps (the Samis) were however considered a province of its own as soon as it was possible to positively see it as a part of the Swedish realm, and this was called Lapland (in Swedish Lappland, in Finnish Lappi). The original eastern border of the province was at the Kemi and Ounas Rivers, but in the peace treaty of Hamina (Fredrikshamn) in 1809, the border between Sweden and Russia was drawn along the Torne River. During the 20th Century, many people has come to see the northern part of the province as a province in its own right, called North Bothnia (Norrbotten).Elias Granqvist, 25 December 2001
Blazon
Official blazon in Swedish: "I med 6-uddiga stj�rnor av guld bestr�tt bl�tt f�lt en springande ren av silver med r�d bev�ring."Blazoned in English: "Azure Seme of Mullets Or a Reindeer in full course Argent attired and hoofed Gules."
English blazon by Zeljko Heimer, 4 October 2000
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