Nericia

Närke Land Svealand County Örebro County Area 4,122 km² Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin Cowslip Gullviva Primula veris Provincial animal Dormouse Provincial bird Yellow bunting

County

The province of Nericia makes up the southern part of Örebro County.

History

Chartered Cities before 1971:

• Askersund (1643)
• Kumla (1942)
• Örebro (approximately 1200)

• Highest mountain: Kilsbergen
• Largest lake: Vättern
• National parks: Garphyttan

The name of the province is partly derived from an old name for the people of the province, the Njarar (Njars) or Nerikjar (today Närkingar). The root nari, neri is cognate to English narrow and refers to the narrow inlets that caracterized the geography in the south and the north-east.

Heraldry

Arms granted in 1560, and revised a decade or so later with the current one. The arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Nericia was renowned for its warlike peasants and when and at the centre are two crossbow darts was - the crossbow being the favourite weapon of the peasants. Blazon: "Gules between four Roses Argent two Arrows in saltire Or points upward pointed Argent."

Dukes of Nericia

• Prince Eugén (1865-1947)