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Historical province of Sweden
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Västergötland, literally translated as western Götaland, is one of Sweden's most populous provinces. Several different subdivisions have been used during the centuries, and the province has been conjoined with Bohuslän and Dalsland to form the enormous Western Götaland County, with municipal confederations overlapping provincial borders.
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Alingsås is a city with about 27,000 inhabitants (2020) in the Västergötland region of Sweden. It is known for its many cafes and as the birthplace of Jonas Alströmer, the man who brought the potato to Sweden.
once the home of the Swedish textile industry, still a centre for fashion design
By far the largest city in Västergötland, and the second largest in all of Sweden
Lidköping is a city with about 25,000 inhabitants in the province Västergötland in Sweden. It is by the lake Vänern.
Lindome is a small town in Västergötland.
Mariestad is a town with about 15,000 inhabitants in the province Västergötland in Sweden. It is by the lake Vänern.
Mark is a municipality in Sjuhäradsbygden with just over 33,000 inhabitants. It includes the towns of Fritsla, Horred, Kinna, Skene, Sätila and Örby as well as several smaller villages.
a millennial city, known for its cathedral, and the Skara Sommarland theme park.
the small town that feels like a city is easy to get to from both Stockholm and Gothenburg.
Tidaholm is a city and the seat of Tidaholm Municipality in Västergötland, Sweden, with 7,920 inhabitants in 2005.
Trollhättan is an industrial city in Sweden. It lies in Västergötland province in the modern (larger) Götaland region, and has 53,000 inhabitants.
Ulricehamn is a town of 11,000 people (2021) in Västergötland in southwestern Sweden. Ulricehamn municipality (Ulricehamns kommun) has 25,000 inhabitants (2022).
Vänersborg is a city in the county of Västra Götaland and the historic province of Västergötland. It is located on lake Vänern, the largest lake in Europe outside Russia.
The Gothenburg Archipelago (Göteborgs skärgård) is a group of islands easily reachable from Gothenburg, Sweden.
a small garrison town with a large fortress. Sweden's backup capital in the case of a foreign invasion.
Articles and travel topics about Västergötland and Sweden.
Nature & adventureWhere to see the northern lights in 2026 and 2027 during Solar Cycle 25, comparing weather in Tromsø, Abisko, Fairbanks and Iceland.
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ItinerariesGöta Kanal [ˈjøːˈta kaˈnɑːl] is a semi-artificial waterway through the Östergötland and Västergötland provinces in Sweden. It connects the Baltic Sea to Sweden's two greatest lakes, Vättern and Vänern.
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ItinerariesSkaraborg is an informal region in western Sweden, with plenty of historic artifacts; in particular from the Viking Age, the Middle Ages (AD 1000-1500), and the early Swedish Empire.
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Travel tipsCarl Linnaeus (1707-1778, also known as Carl von Linné) was an 18th century Swedish scientist, known as the founder of modern taxonomic biology.
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