Gästrikland

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Gästrikland is a historical province in east-central Sweden known for its forests, ironworking heritage, and coastal location along the Gulf of Bothnia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gästrikland canonical 11
Gästrikland coast 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical province of Sweden
landskap
borders Dalarna
Hälsingland
Uppland
Västmanland
climate cold temperate climate
coatOfArms Gästrikland coat of arms
contains Gävle Municipality
Hofors Municipality
Ockelbo Municipality
Sandviken Municipality
country Sweden
hasCity Gävle
hasCoastOn Gulf of Bothnia
hasEconomicActivity forestry
manufacturing
shipping
hasHarborCity Gävle
hasMajorCompany Sandvik AB (based in Sandviken)
hasRailConnection East Coast Line
hasRiver Dalälven (partly along border)
linked to: Dalälven

Gavleån
hasSportsClub Brynäs IF (ice hockey, based in Gävle)
linked to: Brynas IF

Gefle IF (football, based in Gävle)
Sandvikens IF (football, based in Sandviken)
hasTown Hofors
Ockelbo
Sandviken
hasTraditionalIndustry ironworks
sawmills
historicalProvinceOf Sweden
knownFor coastal landscape
forests
ironworking heritage
steel industry
language Swedish
largestCity Gävle
locatedIn Norrland
linked to: northern Sweden

Svealand (historical-cultural region boundary area)
linked to: Svealand

east-central Sweden
partOf Gävleborg County
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
traditionalProvinceCode X (shared with Hälsingland in Gävleborg County context)
traditionalRegion Norrland
linked to: northern Sweden
traditionalSubdivisionOf the historical Kingdom of Sweden

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gävle Municipality partOf Gästrikland
Gävleborg County hasProvince Gästrikland
Gävleborg County hasNaturalRegion Gästrikland coast
linked to: Gästrikland
Valbo locatedIn Gästrikland
Dalarna borders Gästrikland
Uppland borders Gästrikland
Forsbacka partOf Gästrikland
Valbo Church locatedInProvince Gästrikland
Sandviken Municipality partOf Gästrikland
Hälsingland borders Gästrikland