Editing Västergötland (section)

== Culture ==
=== Language ===
In Västergötland, the [[Götamål dialect]] of [[Swedish language|Swedish]] is spoken. The dialect has several varieties like the ones spoken in [[Gothenburg]] and [[Sjuhärad]], but the main dialectal variety is the Western Götaland dialect, ''Västgötska''.

The dialect was first dealt with as early as 1772, by S. Hofs in his ''Dialectus vestrogothica'', which was a vocabulary with a grammar introduction.

=== Sights ===
[[Image:Laeckoe.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Läckö Castle]].]]
[[Läckö Castle]] is situated on the island ''Kållandsö'' in the [[Vänern]] lake. It is generally regarded as one of Sweden's finest [[Baroque]] castles. The island was actually the location of a fortress as early as 1298, but the current building was begun in 1615, supervised first by [[Jacob De la Gardie]] and then finished by his son [[Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie]].

[[Karlsborg Fortress]], the largest fortress in Europe, is situated in the town of Karlsborg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfv.se/en/sigts-and-attractions/vastra-gotaland-county/karlsborg-fortress/ |title=Karlsborg Fortress — Statens fastighetsverk  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131014002144/http://www.sfv.se/en/sigts-and-attractions/vastra-gotaland-county/karlsborg-fortress/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is a testament to the "Central Defence Principle" of the 19th century, a reaction to the loss of Finland as a buffer state in 1809.

[[Bjurum]] manor, one of the largest [[Swedish manor]]s in the country, is located in Västergötland.

[[Skara Cathedral]] is the oldest cathedral in the original parts of Sweden, i.e. if [[Scania]] is not included.