Laponia (historical province)
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Laponia (Lappland) in the realm of Sweden. Region's borders indicate situation during 1751 - 1809. Though drawn exactly on the map, northern borders against Russia and Norway were approximate.
Laponia (Swedish: Lappland), was a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in the north of Sweden which evolved from Lappmarken. In 1809 the eastern part was ceded by Russia, which in effect created a Swedish Lapland and Finnish Lapland. Today, the Swedish part serves no administrative purpose, but the Finnish still does as the Province and Region of Lapland. The present-day Finnish Lapland contains areas outside of the historical Laponia.
[edit] Historical districts
Before being split, Laponia was divided into juridical districts which were:
