Nericia, also Nerike or Närke, is a historical Province or landskap in middle Sweden. It borders to Westrogothia, Wermelandia, Westmannia, Sudermannia and Ostrogothia.
County
For current affairs see: Örebro County
The province of Nericia makes up the southern part of Örebro County.
History
Main article: History of Nericia
Geography
Main article: Geography of Nericia
Nericia was historically divided into chartered cities and hundreds. A small part also belonged to Bergslagen.
Cities
Hundreds
Fellingsbro Parish that formed a part of Nericia, was in turn divided between Fellingsbro Hundred and Linde and Ramsberg, which was a mountain district (bergslag).
Facts
Culture
Main article: Culture of Nericia
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
Main article: Heraldry of Nericia
Arms granted in 1560, and revised a decade or so later with the current one. The arms is represented with a dukal coronet. At the centre are there are two crossbow darts was - the crossbow being the favourite weapon of the peasants. The reason is that Nericia was renowned for its warlike peasants. Blazon: "Gules between four Roses Argent two Arrows in saltire Or points upward pointed Argent."
Dukes of Nericia
Since 1772, Swedish Princes have been created Dukes of various provinces. This is solely a nominal title.
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