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The history of Jämtland dates back thousands of years, starting with the arrival of humans. During the middle ages, Jämtland was an autonomous peasant republic, with its own law, currency and parliament. Jämtland was conquered by Norway in 1178 and stayed Norwegian for over 450 years, maintaining some autonomy until it was ceded to Sweden in ...
Pages in category "History of Jämtland" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Christian August was very reluctant in the spring and summer of 1809 to make any Norwegian attack against Sweden, [4] but he was eventually pushed to it by King Frederik VI. On 2 July Christian August ordered an attack against Jämtland from Trondheim , and on 10 July a force of 1,800 men, under the leadership of Major General Georg Frederik ...
Jämtland is a part of the Härnösand diocese, established two years after Jämtland was ceded to Sweden. In Jämtland there are five contracts; Bräcke-Ragunda, Krokom-Åre, Strömsund and Östersund's contract, along with Berg-Härjedalen. Although only half of the parishes in the last one are actually located in Jämtland, the rest are ...
Sweden & its Allies Sweden's opposition Outcome Swedish–Gothic wars (500–800) Location: Sweden. Svealand: Geats: Consolidation of Swedes and Goths into a unified kingdom. Swedish slave revolts (500s) Location: Sweden. Svealand: Thralls: Slaves depose the king of Sweden and win their freedom. Ingvars raid of Estonia (600s) Location: Estonia ...
After Jämtland became Swedish in 1645, parts of the Jamtamót were transferred to a Swedish rural summer assembly called Jämtland landsjämnadsting. During the last half of the 19th century, the Jämtland landsjämnadsting was the only existing county council in Sweden. The 1862 municipal ordinances resulted in the creation of counties ...
This is a timeline of Swedish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Sweden and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Sweden. See also the list of Swedish monarchs and list of prime ministers of Sweden
Jämtland had been ceded to Sweden by Denmark-Norway at the Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645, and was, therefore, a target for reconquest. From the onset of the war, the Swedish strategic plan had included an attack into Norway from Jämtland. However, the crises on the other fronts had repeatedly drawn away from the troops that would have ...