Södermanland

Södermanland (ˈsø̂ːdɛrmanˌland or ˈsø̌ː-), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. Södermanland means "(The) Land of the Southern Men", where the "southern men" (södermännen) were the people living south of Uppland. The traditional provinces of Sweden serve no administrative or political purposes, but are historical and cultural entities. There is a corresponding administrative Södermanland County. However, the bulk of the population is within Stockholm County. The coat of arms was granted in 1560. The arms is represented with a ducal coronet. Blazon: "Or, a Griffin rampant Sable beaked, langued, membered and armed Gules." The same CoA was granted for the county in 1940. Södermanland is situated between lake Mälaren to the north and the Baltic Sea to the south and east. In the south, the border to Östergötland is comprised by the Kolmården forest. The terrain is flat, with its highest altitude being Skogsbyås at elevation. The terrain largely consists of water filled hollows covered with woods on the heights. There are three major water regions. One in the west, where lake Hjälmaren drains into Mälaren. There is a second water region on Södertörn, which is rather small in size and has no larger lakes. Smaller lakes in that region include Bornsjön (), Orlången (), and Magelungen () as well as Naten lake. The third region is to the south towards Kolmården. Both the city of Stockholm and Stockholm County are divided in the middle between Södermanland (southern part) and Uppland (northern part). National parks: Tyresta Klämmingen Kolsnaren Likstammen Lockvattnet Näsnaren Orrhammaren Tornbergssjön Träskaten The population of Södermanland is 1,320,477 as of 31 December 2016. It is distributed over three counties as follows: Södermanland is, with , the most densely populated of the provinces.

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Södermanland

Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.

Mälaren

Mälaren (UKˈmɛlərɛn , USˈmeɪlɑːrən , ˈmɛ̂ːlarɛn or ˈmɛ̂ːlaɳ), historically referred to as Lake Malar in English, is the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden (after Vänern and Vättern). Its area is 1,140 km2 and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west. The lake drains, from south-west to north-east, into the Baltic Sea through its natural outlets Norrström and Söderström (as it flows around Stadsholmen island) and through the artificial Södertälje Canal and Hammarbyleden waterway.