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First posted on May 31st 2009
History and Administrative Division . Jämtland, in 19th century sources spelled Jemtland, pronounced Yamtland, is a landlocked region located in central Scandinavia, the center of which is the city of Östersund (est. in 1786). It is located east of the old Norwegian capital of Trondhjem (Drontheim, Nidaros).
From 1178 to 1645 Jämtland was part of the Kingdom of Norway (since 1583 contested by Sweden), since 1645 part of the Kingdom of Sweden (although until 1679 the sympathies of the Jämtlanders lay with Norway; the Jämtlanders were given the full rights of Swedish subjects only in 1699).
In 1634 Jämtland and Härjedalen (respectively the Swedish claim to it, as the territories were only annexed in 1645) were allocated to Västernorrland. In 1762 Gävleborgs Län (with Härjedalen) was split off Västernorrland; Jämtland remained with the latter. Jämtland (or Östersund) Län (Jämtland / Östersund County) in its present borders was established in 1810 by separating it from Västernorrland, at the same time it was enlarged by the annexation of Härjedalen and minor stretches of adjacent historical territories. The term Jämtland (Jemtland in Norwegian) is still mostly applied to the pre-1762 historical region. A number of modern organizations for Jämtlands Län refer to themselves as J&amtlands och Härjedalens Idrottsföreningen etc.












WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles Article Jämtland, Jämtland County, from Wikipedia
Articles Jämtland, Jämtlands Län, from Wikipedia Swedish edition
About Jämtland County, from Länsstyrelsen Jämtlands Län
Article Jemtland og Herjedalen, from Wikipedia Norwegian edition
Organizations Jämtlandsrötter (Jämtland Gehealogical Society); website in Swedish
Links Category : Jämtland, from Wikipedia
Kategori : Jämtland, from Wikipedia Swedish edition
Links, on History Category : History of Jämtland, from Wikipedia
Kategori : Jämtlands Historia, from Wikipedia Swedish edition
Historical Dictionaries
Historical Maps Map of modern Jämtland, from Map of Sweden
Jämtland, Härjedalen og Trøndelag 1675-1679, from Brekken Historia
Timelines Sagaen om Jemtland og Härjedalen, from Stovnerporten, in Norwegian
Google News Archive Search, search for Jamtland
Accounts of History Article History of Jämtland, from Wikipedia
Articles Jämtlands Historia, Jämtlands FÖrhistoria, Jämtland under Medeltiden, Jämtland under Krigstiden, Jämtlands Historia 1645-1905, Jämtlands Samtidshistoria, from Wikipedia Swedish edition
The History of Jamtland, by Bo Oscarsson
Jemtland og Herjedalen - gamle norske landskaber, from Jamtamot, in Danish
Encyclopedia Entries Cities : Ostersund, from EB 1911
Articles Jemtland, Ostersund, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German, posted by Retro Bibliothek
Articles Jemtland, Östersund, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1902-1909, in German, posted by Zeno
Article Jämtland, östersund, Frösö, Storsjö, from Pierer's Universal-Lexikon 1857-1865, posted by Zeno, in German
Articles Østersund, from Geografisk-Statistisk Haandbog 1858-1863, in Danish
Article Jämtland (1884), Östersund (1894), from Nordisk Familjebok 1876-1899, in Swedish, posted by Project Runeberg
Article Jämtland (1910), Östersund (1922), from Nordisk Familjebok 1904-1926, in Swedish, posted by Project Runeberg
Article Jämtland (1922), Östersund (1928), from Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon 1915-1930, in Danish, posted by Project Runeberg
Military History Article : Återerövringen av Jämtland, from Wikipedia Swedish edition
Article : Baltzarfeiden, from Wikipedia Norwegian edition
Infantry : Jämtlands Rifle Regiment, from Swedish Regiments during the years of the Allotment System
Ethnography
Religion
History of Regions
History of Cities Article Ostersund, from Wikipedia
Article Östersund, from Wikipedia Swedish edition
Kategori : Orter i Jämtlands Län
Institutions Structurae : Sweden, Jämtlands Län
Åre Bergbana, from Bruse's Funiculars.net
Bibliographies Jemtland og Herjedalens Biblioteket, bibliography compiled by Tore H. Vigerust, mainly lists editions of historical sources
Biographies
Others The Wood beyond the World : Jämtland and the Norwegian Kings, by Alex Woolf

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen Counties of Sweden : Jämtland, from World Statesmen (Ben Cahoon); from World Rulers (scroll down)
List of Governors of Jämtlands Län, from Wikipedia
Population Figures Historical Population Statistics : Sweden, by province, from Population Statistics by Jan Lahmeyer
Sweden : Jämtland, from City Population
Jämtland, from Anno 1890
Demographic Data Base : Population Statistics Tabellverket, data 1749-1851 covering all of Sweden
Document Collections
Archives, Musea, Libraries Landsarkivet i Östersund
Jämtland Läns Bibliotek
The Jämtland Military Museum, from Swedish Military Heritage
Jamtli, Jämtland's Historical Museum, Östersund; site in Swedish
Sweden : Jämtlands Län, from Showcaves
Flag, Coat of Arms Flag, of Jamtland (Län), of Republic of Jamtland, from FOTW
Others Paleoclimatology, Metadata Jämtland (Schweingruber)

BIBLIOGRAPHY
General Accounts Svenska Turistföreningens Åsskrift 1892 - En rundresa i norra Jämtland, 1934 - Jämtland, posted by Project Runeberg, in Swedish
Johan Lindström, I Jämtebygd, Stockholm 1888, posted by Project Runeberg, in Swedish
Historical Dictionaries