HARJEDALEN

landskap (province), northern Sweden, comprising the upper valley of the Ljusnan (river) in Norrland region. It is bounded by Norway on the west, the landskap of Jmtland on the north, those of Medelpad and Hlsingland on the east, and that of Dalarna on the south. Its land area of 4,615 square miles (11,954 square km) is included in the inland administrative ln (county) of Jmtland. Mountains and forests characterize the sparcely inhabited landscape. Until the Peace of Brmsebro in 1645, Hrjedalen belonged to Norway, and traces of its Norwegian heritage are still evident today. The province's leading industries are those connected with forestry. Sveg is the principal town, and there are ski resorts at Fjllns, Funsdalen, and Bruksvallarna. Points of interest include the 4,000-year-old rock paintings of Flatruet Plateau in the west and the frozen sea of the Rogen area with its Ice Age boulders. Pop. (1991 est.) 11,447.