Härjedalen
Sign in to saveHärjedalen () is a historical province (landskap) in the centre of Sweden. It borders the Norwegian county of Trøndelag, as well as the provinces of Dalarna, Hälsingland, Medelpad and Jämtland. The province originally belonged to Norway, but was ceded to Sweden in the Second Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645. The province forms the bulk of Härjedalen Municipality of which the village of Sveg is the seat.
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Härjedalen is a historical province in central Sweden that borders Norway and several other Swedish provinces, and is home to the municipality seat of Sveg. The region has Swedish-Norwegian heritage, having been transferred from Norwegian to Swedish control in 1645 through the Second Treaty of Brömsebro.
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Härjedalen () is a historical province (landskap) in the centre of Sweden. It borders the Norwegian county of Trøndelag, as well as the provinces of Dalarna, Hälsingland, Medelpad and Jämtland. The province originally belonged to Norway, but was ceded to Sweden in the Second Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645. The province forms the bulk of Härjedalen Municipality of which the village of Sveg is the seat.
==Etymology== thumb|left|The tarn Björnskalletjärn, with Helagsfjället|Mt. Helags in the background The name Härjedalen, from Old West Norse , literally means the "Valley of the Härje river". A Latinized transliteration is Herdalia although that name is hardly encountered in English today. More prominent are derivations such as Herjedalen or Haerjedalen. The more prosaic explanation of the name is that the word her or har means only "mound of stones" and refers to stones in the river .