Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Sudermannia or Södermanland, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders to Ostrogothia, Nericia, Westmannia and Uplandia. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea. Södermanland Land Svealand Counties Södermanland Stockholm Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin White water lily Vit näckros Nymphaea alba Provincial animal Osprey Provincial fish Bream Table of contents 1 Counties 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 External Links Counties For current affairs see: The Counties of Södermanland or Stockholm The province of Sudermannia is divided upon the County of Södermanland, which occupies the heartland, and the County of Stockholm, which has claimed about a quarter of the territory in the west. History Main article: History of Sudermannia Chartered cities before 1971: Eskilstuna (1659) Flen (1949) Katrineholm (1917) Mariefred (1605) Nacka (1949) Nyköping (1187) Nynäshamn (1946) Oxelösund (1950) Strängnäs (1336) Södertälje (approximately 1000) Torshälla (1317) Trosa (approximately 1300) Geography Main article: Geography of Sudermannia Largest lake: Mälaren National parks: Tyresta The Swedish Capital of Stockholm is divided upon two provinces. The southern half lies in Sudermannia and the northern half in Uplandia. Culture Main article: Culture of Sudermannia Colloquially Södermanland (Sudermannia) is also known as Sörmland. Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Sudermannia Arms granted in 1560. The arms is represented with a ducal coronet. Blazon: "Or, a Griffin rampant Sable beaked, langued, membered and armed Gules." External Links This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.