   vÃ¤stmanland () is a historical swedish province, or landskap, in middle sweden. it borders sÃ¶dermanland, nÃ¤rke, vÃ¤rmland, dalarna and uppland. the name comes from "west men", referring to the people west of uppland, the core province of early sweden. == administration == the traditional provinces of sweden serve no administrative or political purposes (except sometimes as sport districts), but are historical and cultural entities. in the case of vÃ¤stmanland the corresponding administrative county, vÃ¤stmanland county, constitutes the eastern part of the province. the western part is in Ãrebro county. == heraldry == the coat of arms was granted in 1560. at the time it featured one fire mountain, to represent the mine of sala municipality. soon, their numbers were increased to three, to also symbolize the lindesberg and norberg/skinnskatteberg mines and the present blazon was ratified in 1943.neveus, de wÃ¦rn: ny 
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