Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. . The name literally means up land, a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literaturer as Upland. Its Latinised form, which is occasionally used, is Uplandia. .
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