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BahusiaBahusia, or Bohusln, is a historical Province or landskap on the western coast of Sweden. It borders to Dalia and Westrogothia. It is also borders to Skagerrak and to Norway. By the treaty of Roskilde, this formerly Norwegian province was ceded to Sweden. The largest city is Uddevalla in the middle of Bahusia. County For current affairs see: Vstra Gtaland County For many years Bohusln formed Gothenburg and Bohus County, together with the City of Gothenburg, but in 1999 it was merged into Vstra Gtaland County. History Main article: History of Bahusia Bohusln became a Swedish possession in 1658 following the Treaty of Roskilde. The fortress of Carlsten was built in Marstrand during the 17th century. It was for a period also a free port (porto franco), with a free religious practice and as such home to the only synagogue in Sweden, at the time. Geography Main article: Geography of Bahusia Bahusia was historically divided into chartered cities and into hundreds. Cities Hundreds Culture Main article: Culture of Bahusia In Bahusia a variety of the Gtaland dialect of Swedish is spoken. The province was a part of Norway until the 17th century and traces of Norwegian remain in the dialect. "Bohusln", literally means the "Fief of Bohus", referring to Bohus Fortress and Ln. The rock carvings at Tanum made 2,500 to 3,000 years ago have been entered as a site in the UNESCO World heritage program. Rock carvings can be found scattered throughout Bahusia. The carvings portay the life of an agricultural society with images of ships, circular objects, soles, animals, shallow bowls, and even human figures with a sexual motif. Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Bahusia Bahusia was granted its arms at the time of the funeral for Charles X Gustav of Sweden in 1660, it was identical to the arms of the Town of Kunglv. In 1962 the higher claim of the town was established and a variation for the arms of the county was introduced. The coat of arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Argent, a Castle embatteled Gules with one embatteled Tower of the same and two doors Or hinged Sable between a Sword point upwards and Lion rampant holding the Tower both Azure langued and armed Or." External link
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