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    navigable river linking the east coast with Vänern. The main inflow of water comes from Klarälven entering Vänern near Karlstad with its source in Trøndelag...
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  • The Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern was a 6th-century battle recorded in the Norse sagas and referred to in the Old English epic Beowulf. It has been...
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    some 35 islands, and a national park situated in Sweden's biggest lake, Vänern. Established in 1991 by regeringsproposition 1990/91:31, the national park...
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    is water, but a part of lake Vänern (Sweden's largest lake) is also belonging to the province. From the shores of Vänern, one can sail through the river...
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    Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is...
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    lake Vänern, and the north-eastern border is demarcated by Sweden's second largest lake Vättern. Within the province the shoreline of Lake Vänern is 330...
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    pronunciation: [ˈjø̌ːta ˈɛlv]; "River of (the) Geats") is a river that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat, at the city of Gothenburg, on the western coast of Sweden...
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  • Runn Siljan Sommen Sparren Storavan Storvindeln Storsjön Torneträsk Tåkern Vänern Lake Väsman Vättern Yngen Subject to geological variations Hornavan - 228 m...
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    It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidköping vid Vänern", to distinguish itself from Linköping near...
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    through Värmland to ultimately discharge in a delta into Vänern at Karlstad. In its turn, Vänern drains then into Göta älv, reaching the sea at Gothenburg...
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    Canal and its locks allowed shipping to move between Vänern and the sea. The waterway between Vänern and Gothenburg enabled the town's importance to grow...
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    after Vänern, and the sixth-largest lake in Europe. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden, to the southeast of Vänern, pointing...
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    market itself as "Lidköping by Vänern" and to this end have established the use of a logo depicting its location by Vänern. This logo is used in all official...
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    area, and Inland water area excludes the four largest lakes in Sweden (Vänern, Vättern, Mälaren and Hjälmaren). Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30...
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    Vänern and the relative proximity to the North Atlantic. The town has warmer weather than elsewhere in western Sweden due to the influence of Vänern counterbalancing...
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    saga), he is also helped to defeat Onela in the Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern, but with Danish help. However, Scandinavian sources mostly deal with his...
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  • 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2024-02-03. Gløersen, Erik (October 2021). "Lake Vänern - Inner periphery seeking a new start" (PDF). ESPON. p. 8. Retrieved 2 February...
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    Norway/Vänern Line (Swedish: Norge/Vänerbanan) is a Y-shaped railway line in Sweden. The main section runs from Gothenburg Central Station to Kil Station...
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    Kållandsö is an island in lake Vänern in Sweden. With an area of 56.78 km² it is the second largest island in the lake after Torsö. It is the northernmost...
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    Stockholm. Gotland and Öland are Sweden's largest islands; Vänern and Vättern are its largest lakes. Vänern is the third largest in Europe, after Lake Ladoga and...
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    rather big lake Vänern into which it drains, central to the story of Gefjon in Ynglinga saga, and finally Göta älv that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat...
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  • älv Torne älv Lagan Nissan Ätran Viskan Göta älv - Klarälven (via Lake Vänern) A-Z of Swedish rivers. The lengths in kilometers are also given: Baltic...
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    where Sweden's longest river, Klarälven, runs into Sweden's largest lake, Vänern. It has the second largest lake port in the country after Västerås. Karlstad...
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    surrounding rural municipalities. The municipality covers a peninsula in Lake Vänern (Värmlandsnäs), and has a large fresh water archipelago. Värmlandsnäs, also...
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    (Melleruds kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County by Lake Vänern in Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Mellerud. The amalgamation...
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    maps show this to be more true of Lake Vänern, the myth has been suggested to have been originally about Vänern, not Mälaren. A selection, in alphabetical...
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    canal in Sweden. Trollhätte Canal connects the Göta river with the lake Vänern. The canal was opened in 1800. In 2004, the canal was proclaimed a national...
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    since modern maps show a similarity between Zealand and the Swedish lake Vänern, it is sometimes identified as the hole left by Gefjun. Gefjun is queen...
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    county of Østfold both with a land and maritime border, lakes Vättern and Vänern, as well as the strait of Skagerrak. Västra Götaland was created in 1998...
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  • Torsö (Thor's Island) is the biggest island of the lake Vänern, area 62.03 km2. Torsö is located in Mariestad Municipality. Torsö formerly consisted of...
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