Östergötland

county (län) in Sweden

Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (landskap in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, the Latinized version Ostrogothia is also used. The corresponding administrative county, Östergötland County, covers the entire province and parts of neighbouring provinces.

built as the fortress to protect Stockholm from enemies approaching from the south

legendary battle in mid-8th century

Sommen () is a lake in the South Swedish highlands lying across the border of the provinces of Östergötland and Småland. Situated about 147 metres above mean sea level, the lake has an area of and has a maximum depth of 60 metres. The lake is shared between the administrative kommunes of Ydre, Kinda, Boxholm and Tranås and the area around it is sparsely populated.

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manor house in Linköping Municipality, Sweden

thumb|Map of old border forests between Swedes and Geats. Kolmården is red, Tylöskog is green, and Tiveden is blue Kolmården () is a long and wide densely forested rocky ridge that separates the Swedish provinces of Södermanland and Östergötland, two of the country's main agricultural areas, from each other, and in historic times, along with Tylöskog and Tiveden, formed the border between the land of the Swedes and the land of the Geats.

castle in Sweden

thumb|200px|Church in Rök Rök is a parish located in Östergötland, Sweden. It is mostly known for being the location where the Rök runestone is kept.

thumb|250px|Ulvåsa Mansion

Brávellir (Old Norse) or Bråvalla (modern Swedish) () was the name of the central plain of Östergötland (East Götaland), in Norse mythology.

thumb|Ancient border forests between Swedes (Germanic tribe)|Swedes and [[Geats. Tylöskog is in the centre in green, Tiveden in blue, and Kolmården in red.]] thumb|One of the faults that intersect the forest, near Åmmeberg.

In the east of Sweden, there are several rivers, one of which is the Skena River.