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{{Short description|Historical province of Sweden}}
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'''Småland''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈsmǒːland|-|sv-Småland.ogg}}) is a historical [[Provinces of Sweden|province]] ({{lang|sv|landskap}}) in southern [[Sweden]].
Småland borders [[Blekinge]], [[Scania]], [[Halland]], [[Västergötland]], [[Östergötland]] and the island [[Öland]] in the [[Baltic Sea]]. The name ''Småland'' literally means "small lands", referring to many small historic provinces from which it was composed. The [[Latin]]ized form {{lang|la|Smolandia}} has been used in other languages. The highest point in Småland is [[Tomtabacken]], at 377 metres (1,237&nbsp;ft). In terms of total area, Småland is similar in size to [[Belgium]] and [[Israel]].
==Administration==
Whilst the traditional [[provinces of Sweden]] no longer serve any governmental purpose ''per se'', they do retain historical and cultural importance.  The province of Småland today is divided almost entirely into the three administrative [[Counties of Sweden|counties]] of [[Jönköping County|Jönköping]], [[Kalmar County|Kalmar]], and [[Kronoberg County|Kronoberg]].  Some few small portions of historic Småland are situated in [[Halland County|Halland]] and [[Östergötland County|Östergötland]] [[Counties of Sweden|Counties]].
==Heraldry==
{{Main | Heraldry of Småland}}
The current coat of arms, granted in 1569, displays a rampant red lion carrying a crossbow, all on a golden background.  The arms may be surmounted by a ducal coronet.  The blazon in English would be, "Or, a lion rampant gules, langued and armed azure, holding in its front paws a crossbow of the second, bowed and stringed Sable with a bolt argent."
==Population==
The population of Småland was 780,389 as of 31 December 2023.
==Geography==
[[File:Skurugata.jpg|upright|thumb|An image from a canyon in the forested Småland]]
The land is dominated by a [[forest]]ed high plain in which the [[soil]] is mixed with sand and small boulders, making it [[wiktionary:barren|barren]] in all but the coastal areas and unsuited for [[agriculture]] except in certain locations, most notably the [[Kalmar]] plains.  The province is rich in lakes and bogs.  The coast is marked by bays in the north (with an island archipelago offshore) and cultivated flatlands in the south.  In total, cultivated land covers 14%, meadows cover 7%, and forests cover 50% of the surface of the province.<ref>This figure is from Nordisk familjebok (see details and link below).  A guess would be that meadows have decreased since.</ref>  Other than lacking deep valleys, the landscape is similar to the [[Norrland terrain]] found further north in Sweden.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Lundqvist |editor-first=Magnus |last1=Lundqvist |first1=Jan |author-link=Jan Lundqvist |editor-link=Magnus Lundqvist | chapter=Landskapet| date=1969 |title=Det Moderna Sverige |publisher=[[Bonniers]] |pages=64–67 |language=sv}}</ref>
The largest towns are [[Jönköping]] in the north-west, [[Växjö]] in the south, and [[Kalmar]] on the east coast near [[Öland]] Island.
===Terrain===
Småland comprises the central, eastern, and southern parts of the [[South Swedish highlands]].  In detail, the topography of Småland is a series of [[peneplain|flat surfaces]] built upon or deformed by a [[South Swedish highlands#Geology|geological dome]].<ref name=Karna1988>{{cite journal |last1=Lidmar-Bergström |author-link=Karna Lidmar-Bergström |date=1988 |title=Denudation surfaces of a shield area in southern Sweden |journal=[[Geografiska Annaler]] |volume=70 A |issue=4 |pages=337–350 |doi=10.1080/04353676.1988.11880265 }}</ref><ref name=Karna2017>{{cite journal |last1=Lidmar-Bergström |first1=Karna |last2=Olvmo |first2=Mats|last3=Bonow |first3=Johan M. |author-link=Karna Lidmar-Bergström|date=2017 |title=The South Swedish Dome: a key structure for identification of peneplains and conclusions on Phanerozoic tectonics of an ancient shield |journal=[[GFF (journal)|GFF]] |volume=139 |issue=4 |pages=244–259 |doi=10.1080/11035897.2017.1364293 |s2cid=134300755 |url=http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-31508 }}</ref>  The elevated terrain thought to be a [[Buckling|buckle]] formed as result of [[plate tectonics|far-away forces]] transmitted to Sweden.<ref>{{cite journal|author-last=Japsen|author-first=Peter|author-last2=Chalmers|author-first2=James A.|author-last3=Green|author-first3=Paul F. |author-last4=Bonow|author-first4=Johan M.|date=2012|title=Elevated, passive continental margins: Not rift shoulders, but expressions of episodic, post-rift burial and exhumation |journal=[[Global and Planetary Change]]|volume=90–91 |pages=73–86|bibcode=2012GPC....90...73J|doi=10.1016/j.gloplacha.2011.05.004}}</ref> The main surfaces are the [[Sub-Cambrian peneplain]], the [[South Småland peneplain]] and the "200 m peneplain".<ref name=Karna1988/><ref name=Karna2017/>  These surfaces and others are arranged in a stepped sequence called a [[piedmonttreppen]].<ref name=Karna2017/>  In eastern Småland, the Sub-Cambrian peneplain dips gently to the sea.<ref name=Karna1988/>{{efn-ua|Then the surface has a continuation as [[unconformity]] beneath [[Öland]].<ref name=Karna1988/>}}  To the West, this part of the Sub-Cambrian peneplain terminates along a north–south [[escarpment]] (running slightly to the east of [[Växjö]]) that separates it from other flat surfaces.<ref name=Karna1988/> Central and northwestern Småland contains strings of [[inselberg|isolated hills]].<ref name=Karna1988/>
The lakes and rivers of Småland are associated to zones of weak rock, either [[fracture (geology)|fractured]], [[weathering|weathered]], or both.  The many lakes in Småland owe their existence to the creation of basins through the stripping of an irregular mantle of weathered rock by [[glacier erosion|glacial erosion]].<ref name=Karnaetal1999>{{cite book |last1=Lidmar-Bergström |first1=K. |last2=Olsson |first2=S.|last3=Roaldset |first3=E.|author-link=Karna Lidmar-Bergström |date=1999 |chapter= Relief features and palaeoweathering remnants in formerly glaciated Scandinavian basement areas |title=Palaeoweathering, Palaeosurfaces and Related Continental Deposits |editor-last=Thiry |editor-first=Médard |editor-last2=Simon-Coinçon |editor-first2=Régine |publisher=Blackwell Science Ltd |pages= 275–301 |isbn=0-632-05311-9 |volume=27|series=Special publication of the International Association of Sedimentologists }}</ref>  The [[Lagan (Sweden)|Lagan]] and the [[Nissan River|Nissan]] drain western Småland, following for most of their courses zones of [[weathering|weak rock]] associated with the [[Protogine Zone]].<ref name=Karna1988/><ref name=AndeassonRodhe>{{cite report |author-last=Andréasson |author-first=Per-Gunnar |author-last2=Rodhe |author-first2=Agnes|date=1992 |title=The Protogine Zone. Geology and mobility during the last 1.5 Ga |url=http://www.iaea.org/inis/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/24/032/24032506.pdf |publisher=SKB technical report }}</ref>  [[Rusken]], [[Rymmen]], and [[Möckeln]] lakes are aligned with a more eastern branch of the Protogine Zone.<ref name=AndeassonRodhe/>  [[Canyon]]s cut into the [[bedrock]] are common in central and northern Småland, with the area near [[Mörlunda]] containing various particularly narrow (<50 m) canyons.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Persson |first1=Torsten|date=1977 |title=Erosion channels and canyons in the central South Swedish Highlands — a short survey|url=http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume49/sgs_bt_049_1_pages_011_018.pdf |journal=Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland |volume=49 |pages=11–18 |doi= 10.17741/bgsf/49.1.003|access-date=February 18, 2018|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=Olvmo>{{cite journal |last1=Olvmo |first1=M. |date=1992 |title=Glaciofluvial canyons and their relation to the Late Weiochselian deglaciation in Fennoscandia |journal=[[Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie]] |volume=36 |issue=3 |pages=343–363 |doi=10.1127/zfg/36/1992/343 }}</ref>{{efn-ua|During [[deglaciation]] meltwater from the [[Weichselian glaciation|Weichsel ice]] flowed through the canyons contributing to their formation.<ref name=Olvmo/>}}
===Climate===
[[File:00 3217 Camping site in the province of Småland, Sweden.jpg|thumb|Camping site in Småland]]
The climate of Småland is divided between the [[oceanic climate]] of coastal areas such as Kalmar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=59020&cityname=Kalmar%2C+Sweden&units=|title=Karlmar, Sweden Climate summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> and the [[humid continental climate]] of the interior higher areas such as Jönköping.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=45120&cityname=Jonkoping%2C+Sweden&units=|title=Jonkoping, Sweden Climate summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> Southern interior areas such as Växjö have similar oceanic climates such as the coastline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=46120&cityname=Vaxjo%2C+Sweden&units=|title=Vaxjo, Sweden Köppen Climate Classification|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> However, temperature average differences between areas are relatively small, since Småland lies in the continental/oceanic transition zone. Summer daytime averages are similar throughout the province, since all three major urban areas are on average around {{convert|22|C|F}} with daytime winter temperatures hovering around the freezing point. The slightly colder nights averaging {{convert|-5|C|F}} in Jönköping are in keeping with its continental classification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=45120&cityname=Jonkoping-Sweden|title=Jonkoping, Sweden temperature averages|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> The locality of [[Målilla]] has the Swedish and Scandinavian all-time highest-measured temperature with {{convert|38|C|F}} on 1 June 1947.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurvarvadret.se|title=Hur var vädret?|publisher=Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref>
==History==
The area was probably populated in the [[Stone Age]] from the south, by people moving along the coast up to [[Kalmar]]. Småland was populated by Stone Age peoples by at least 6000 BC, since the [[Alby People]] are known to have crossed the [[ice bridge]] across the [[Kalmar Strait]] at that time.
It is named Småland ("small lands") because it was an aggrupation of a dozen little (yet largely independent) territories:  Kinda (today a part of [[Östergötland]]), Tveta, Vista, Vedbo, [[Tjust]], Sevede, Aspeland, Handbörd, [[Möre]], [[Värend]], [[Finnveden]], and Njudung.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica; Micropaedia Volume IX'' (1974) [[iarchive:newencyclopaedi309chic/page/278/|p. 278]]</ref>  Each "small land" had its own law in the Viking age and early [[Middle Ages]] and could declare itself neutral in wars that Sweden was involved in — at least if the King had no army present at the parliamentary debate.  Around 1350, during the reign of [[Magnus IV of Sweden|Magnus Eriksson]], the first national law code was introduced in Sweden and the historic provinces lost much of their old autonomy.
The city of [[Kalmar]] is one of the oldest [[cities of Sweden]].  In the medieval period it was the southernmost and the third largest city in Sweden, when it was a center for export of iron, which, in many cases, was handled by German merchants.  At that time, [[Scania]] and [[Blekinge]] were not part of Sweden.
Småland was the center of several peasant rebellions.  The most nearly successful was the ''Dackefejden'' led by [[Nils Dacke]] in 1542 and 1543.  When officials of king [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav Vasa]] were assaulted and murdered, the king sent small expeditions to pacify the area; but all failed. Dacke was the virtual ruler of large parts of Småland during that Winter, though much troubled by a blockade of supplies, before finally being defeated by larger forces attacking from both [[Västergötland]] and Östergötland.  He famously defended [[Kronoberg Castle]] (now ruined) but was shot while trying to escape to then Danish-ruled Blekinge.
[[File:Backstuga-Smaland.jpg|thumb|A [[backstuga]] in småland ({{Circa|1900}})]]
A portion of Småland called the [[Kingdom of Crystal]] is known for its many [[glassworks]] and can be traced back to the 18th century.
During the 17th and 18 Century Småland saw Christian revival break out, leading to an increase of entrepreneurship, church building and the sending out of missionaries all over the world. To this day, the people of Småland are affected by this activity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ywamsmaland.se/|title=YWAM Småland {{!}} Sweden|website=YWAM Småland|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>
[[File:Swedish Windsor Chairs.jpg|right|thumb|Traditional [[Windsor chair]]s are manufactured in great numbers in Småland.]]
In the 19th century, Småland was afflicted by social and economic turbulence and poverty, and it had substantial [[Swedish emigration to North America|emigration to North America]].<ref>Kulturparken Småland. http://www.kulturparkensmaland.se/1.0.1.0/761/2/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208111250/http://www.kulturparkensmaland.se/1.0.1.0/761/2/ |date=2016-12-08 }};</ref>  4,300 Swedish emigrants were recruited to settle in [[Stamford, Texas]], by the family network of the first Swedish emigrant to Texas, [[Swante M. Swenson]], who came from [[Jönköping]].
The furniture company [[IKEA]] was founded in the Småland town of [[Älmhult]].
Overnight between 8 and 9 January 2005 the province suffered serious damage from the storm [[Cyclone Gudrun|Gudrun]].
=== Historical cities ===
Towns with former [[city status in Sweden|city status]] were: [[Eksjö]] (chartered around 1400), [[Gränna]] (1652), [[Huskvarna]] (1911), [[Jönköping]] (1284), [[Kalmar]] (approximately 1100), [[Ljungby, Sweden|Ljungby]] (1936), [[Nybro]] (1932), [[Nässjö]] (1914), [[Oskarshamn]] (1856), [[Sävsjö]] (1947), [[Tranås]] (1919), [[Vetlanda]] (1920), [[Vimmerby]] (approximately 1400), [[Värnamo]] (1920), [[Västervik]] (approximately 1200), [[Växjö]] (1342)
===National parks===
Småland has four national parks:
*[[Store Mosse]]
*[[Norra Kvill]]
*[[Blå Jungfrun]]
*Åsnen
===Religion===
[[File:Ingatorp Old Church, Småland, Sweden.jpg|left|thumb|[[Ingatorp]] Old Church, Småland, Sweden, c. 1895]]
Compared to much of Sweden, Småland has a higher level of religious intensity and church participation.
In terms of [[Church of Sweden|Lutheran]] [[ecclesiastic]]al boundaries, most of the province encompasses the [[diocese of Växjö]]. Parts of northern Småland are in the [[diocese of Linköping]].
Småland is known for its [[free churches|free church]] congregations in Jönköping County.{{cn|date=May 2023}} Most of Kalmar County and Kronoberg County have few or no free church congregations.
Politically Småland is the strongest province for [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Kristdemokraterna (the Swedish Christian Democratic Party)]], and both of the last two leaders of the party - [[Göran Hägglund]] and [[Alf Svensson (politician)|Alf Svensson]] live in [[Jönköping Municipality]] in northern Småland.
===Älmhult residents===
[[File:Swedish red house.jpg|thumb|Farmhouses in Småland are typically red with white corners.]]
[[Carl Linnaeus]] (sw. Carl von Linné), (1707–1778), the botanist, often called the father of [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]] or "The flower-king", was born in [[Älmhult]] in Småland. He gave the [[twinflower]] its Latin name based on his own (''Latin: Linnaea borealis''), because of his particular fondness of it. The flower has become Småland's provincial flower.
[[Ingvar Kamprad]] is from Älmhult, the founder of the global company [[IKEA]]. The name "Småland" is used as the name of the children's play areas at some IKEA stores.
==Education==
Småland is home to [[Linnaeus University]], located in Växjö and Kalmar, and [[Jönköping University]].
=== Literature ===
The [[Swedish emigration to North America]] during the 19th century, is best depicted in a [[The Emigrants (novels)|suite of novels]] by author [[Vilhelm Moberg]], which is also the basis for the musical ''[[Kristina från Duvemåla|Kristina from Duvemåla]]'' created by [[Benny Andersson]] and [[Björn Ulvaeus]] of [[ABBA]] fame.
In her writing, children's book author [[Astrid Lindgren]] often portrayed scenes from her own childhood, growing up on a farm in Småland.
=== Smålandians ===
In the 20th century, Småland has been known for its high level of entrepreneurship and low unemployment, especially in the [[Gnosjö region]].
Old Swedish encyclopedia [[Nordisk familjebok]] describes the inhabitants of Småland as follows:
: ''the Smålandian is by nature awake and smart, diligent and hard-working, yet compliant, cunning and crafty, which gives him the advantage of being able to move through life with little means.''<ref>''Smålänningen är till sin natur vaken och intelligent, flitig och sträfsam, rask och hurtig, men likväl foglig till lynnet, händig och slug, hvilket allt medför åt honom den förmånen, att han äfven med små medel kan taga sig fram i lifvet. ''. p.62;  source as above.</ref>
A ''[[Stereotype|running joke]]'' local to Sweden, is that Smålandians are very economical, ranging from ''modestly frugal'' to ''utterly cheap''. [[Ingvar Kamprad|Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA]] said that the Smålandians are seen as the Scotsmen of Sweden.<ref>SSR TSR March 24, 2006</ref>
=== Language ===
The local language is a [[Swedish dialect]] known as [[Småländska]] (''Smalandian''). This may in turn be separated in two main branches, with the northern related to the [[Götaland]] dialects and the southern to the [[Scanian dialects]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
==Sub-divisions==
''For details, see: [[Districts of Småland]]''
=== Small lands ===
[[File:Map of landscape Smaland Sweden.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The small lands of Småland. The black and red spots indicate [[runestone]]s. The red spots indicate runestones telling of long voyages.]]
{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Aspeland]]
* [[Finnveden]]
* [[Handbörd]]
* [[Kinda Municipality|Kinda]] (today a part of [[Östergötland]])
* [[Möre]]
* {{Interlanguage link multi|Njudung|sv}}
* [[Sevede]]
* [[Tjust]]
* [[Tveta]]
* [[Vedbo Southern Hundred]] ([[:sv:Vedbo|sv]])
* [[Vista Hundred|Vista]]
* [[Värend]]
}}
After the [[unification of Sweden]], around 800–1200 AD, Småland was for consistency divided into [[Cities of Sweden|chartered cities]] and into [[Hundreds of Sweden|hundreds]].
===Hundreds===
The historical sub-divisions of all Sweden's provinces were through [[Hundred (division)|hundreds]] (''Swedish: härad''). These were Småland's hundreds:
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*[[Allbo Hundred]]
*[[Aspeland Hundred]]
*[[Handbörd Hundred]]
*[[Kinda Hundred]]
*[[Kinnevald Hundred]]
*[[Konga Hundred]]
*[[Mo Hundred]]
*[[Möre Northern Hundred]]
*[[Möre Southern Hundred]]
*[[Norrvidinge Hundred]]
*[[Sevede Hundred]]
*[[Stranda Hundred]]
*[[Sunnerbo Hundred]]
*[[Tjust Northern Hundred]]
*[[Tjust Southern Hundred]]
*[[Tunalän Hundred]]
*[[Tveta Hundred]]
*[[Uppvidinge Hundred]]
*[[Vedbo Northern Hundred]]
*[[Vedbo Southern Hundred]]
*[[Vista Hundred]]
*[[Västbo Hundred]]
*[[Västra Hundred]]
*[[Ydre Hundred]]
*[[Östbo Hundred]]
*[[Östra Hundred]]
}}
===Towns in Småland===
[[List of towns in Småland, Sweden]]
[[File:Smaland-Stövare.jpg|thumb|A Smålandströvare (Smaland hound)]]
== Things named after Småland ==
* {{ship|HSwMS|Småland|disambiguation|6}}, several ships of the Swedish navy
**in particular, {{ship|HSwMS|Småland|J19}}, a destroyer
* [[Smålandsnytt]], a local news programme
* [[Smaland Hound|Smålandsströvare]], a dog breed originating in Småland
* [[Smolan, Kansas]], a city in Saline county, named after Småland
*[[Småland Nation, Lund|Småland Nation]], student group on Lunds university.
*The children's play area in [[IKEA]] stores
[[File:HMS Småland, J19.jpg|thumb|HSwMS ''Småland'' (J19)]]
==Sports==
Football in the province is administered by [[Smålands Fotbollförbund]].
==See also==
*[[Småland and the islands]]
*[[Årsgång]]
*[[Jönköping University]]
== Notes ==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://runeberg.org/nfcf/0050.html article ''Småland''] from [[Nordisk Familjebok]]  (1917). In Swedish.
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030216223237/http://www.visit-smaland.com/ Visit Småland] - Official tourist site (Kronoberg and Jönköping counties)
*[http://www.smaland-oland.se Eastern Småland and Öland] - Official tourist site (Kalmar County)
*[http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Regions--Cities/Southern-Sweden/ VisitSweden] - Sweden's official website for tourism and travel information {{in lang|en}}
*[http://www.travelsmaland.se/ Travel Smaland]
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