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Return to Lands of Sweden Project Gästrikland is a province of Sweden Gästrikland is a province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Uppland, Västmanland, Dalarna, Hälsingland and the Gulf of Bothnia. Gästrikland is the southernmost of the Norrland provinces. Other used forms of the name is Gestricia, Gastrikland. Before 1900, the spelling was officially Gestrikland in Swe...
Projekti aloitettu/start 11.11.2017.===History===Old town (Gamla stan)It is believed that the name Gävle derives from the word gavel, meaning river banks in Old Swedish and referring to the Gavleån (Gävle River). The oldest settlement was called Gävle-ägarna, which means "Gavel-owners". This name was shortened to Gävle, then Gefle, and finally Gävle.Gävle is first mentioned as a town in officia...