a province of Sweden, in the south-western part of the kingdom, which extends in east longitude from 12.22. to 13.54., and in north latitude from 55.21. to 56.18., having a superficies of 1804 square miles. It is generally a level district, with a soil resembling that of the Danish province of Zealand, which is opposite to it. The climate is the mildest of any portion of Sweden, and fruits ripen there which succeed in no other part. It produces more corn than it consumes. It contains eight cities or towns, and 4458 small rural settlements, with 142,000 inhabitants. The capital is a city of the same name, on the sound opposite to Copenhagen. It was once fortified, but the walls have been demolished. It is in a circular form, but irregularly built, and has a citadel which commands it. It contains 650 houses, and 5400 inhabitants, who carry on the trades of cloth weavers, glovers, hatters, sugar-refiners, soap-boilers, and some others, but for the most part upon a contracted scale. Long. 12.33.59. E. Lat. 55.36.37. N.