Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Helsingia, or Hälsingland, is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders to Gestricia, Dalecarlia, Herdalia, Medelpadia and to the Gulf of Bothnia. Hälsingland Land Norrland County Gävleborg Area 14,200 km² Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin Flax Lin Linium usitatissimum Provincial animal Lynx Provincial bird Ural owl Provincial fish Ide Table of contents 1 County 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 External Links County For current affairs see: County of Gävleborg The province of Helsingia comprises the northern part of the County of Gävleborg. Minor parts in the west belongs to the County of Jämtland. History Main article: History of Helsingia Chartered cities before 1971: Bollnäs (1942) Hudiksvall (1582) Söderhamn (1620) The town of Hudiksvall, one of the oldest in Norrland, was ransacked by Russian troops in 1721. Geography Main article: Geography of Helsingia Culture Main article: Culture of Helsingia Archbishop Nathan Söderblom, Nobel Prize laureate for Peace in 1930, was born in Helsingia in 1866. Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Helsingia Arms granted in 1560. In the original representation the goat was not standing on its hind legs. The arms is represented showing a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Sable, a Goat rampant Or attired and hoofed Gules." External Links Hälsingland.nu This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.