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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.
CountyFor current affairs see: Gävleborg County Helsingia comprises the northern part of Gävleborg County. Minor parts in the west belongs to Jämtland County. HistoryMain article: History of Helsingia The town of Hudiksvall, one of the oldest in Norrland, was ransacked by Russian troops in 1721. Helsingia Regiment was the provincial regiment. GeographyMain article: Geography of Helsingia Helsingia was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. CitiesDistricts
The coast line on the Gulf of Bothnia, called the "High Coast", has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The land still rises at the rate of about one centimetre per year, as an effect of the last ice age that ended in the 7th millennium BC. CultureMain article: Culture of Helsingia Archbishop Nathan Söderblom, Nobel Prize laureate for Peace in 1930, was born in Helsingia in 1866. HeraldryMain 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." Dukes of HelsingiaSince 1772, Swedish Princes have been created Dukes of various provinces. This is solely a nominal title.
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