Lule River
Lule River is a major river in Sweden, rising in northern Sweden and flowing southeast for 460 km before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Luleå. It is the second largest river by watershed area and length in Norrbotten County, but is the largest by average discharge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Sweden
- Also known as: “Lule Älf”, “Lule Elf”, “Lule-älven”, “Lulea Elf”, and “Luleä River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arcushallen and Norrbottens järnvägsmuseum.
Arcushallen
Sports venue
Photo: Njaelkies Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arcushallen is an indoor arena located in Luleå, Sweden. It opened in 1986 and is primarily used for concerts and sporting events.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karlsvik and Bergnäset.
Karlsvik
Village
Photo: Wcis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karlsvik is a locality situated in Luleå Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 256 inhabitants in 2010.
Bergnäset
Suburb
Photo: Pihlbaoge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bergnäset is a locality situated in Luleå Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 3,648 inhabitants in 2010. Bergnäset is situated 4 km southeast of Lule River.
Mjölkudden
Suburb
Photo: MikaelLindmark, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Mjölkudden is a residential area in Luleå, Sweden. It had 3,626 inhabitants in 2010. Mjölkudden is situated 4 km northeast of Lule River.
Lule River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Lule River” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լուլե Էլվ”
- Armenian: “Լուլե-Էլվ”
- Asturian: “Ríu Lule”
- Basque: “Lule ibaia”
- Breton: “Lule”
- Bulgarian: “Люлеелвен”
- Catalan: “Lule”
- Catalan: “Riu Lule”
- Cebuano: “Luleälven”
- Chinese: “吕勒河”
- Chinese: “呂勒河”
- Czech: “Lule älv”
- Czech: “Lule”
- Czech: “Luleälven”
- Danish: “Lule ælv”
- Danish: “Lule älv”
- Dutch: “Lule alv”
- Dutch: “Lule älv”
- Dutch: “Lule”
- Dutch: “Lulerivier”
- Estonian: “Lule”
- Estonian: “Luleälven”
- Finnish: “Luulajanjoki”
- French: “Lulealven”
- French: “Luleälven”
- French: “Stora Luleälven”
- Galician: “Río Lule”
- Georgian: “ლულეელვენი”
- German: “Lule älv”
- German: “Luleälv”
- German: “Luleälven”
- German: “Stora harspranget”
- German: “Stora harsprånget”
- Greek: “Λουλέ (ποταμός)”
- Hungarian: “Luleälven”
- Irish: “Abhainn Lule”
- Italian: “Lule”
- Japanese: “ルーレ川”
- Japanese: “ルレ川”
- Korean: “룰 강”
- Korean: “룰강”
- Korean: “룰레강”
- Latin: “Flumen Lulae”
- Latin: “Lula fluvius”
- Lithuanian: “Liuleelvenas”
- Lithuanian: “Lulė”
- Lithuanian: “Luleelvenas”
- Lule Sami: “Julevädno”
- Macedonian: “Луле”
- Mingrelian: “ლულეელვენი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lule älv”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lule elv”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Luleälven”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Luleelva”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Luleelven”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lulevassdraget”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Stora Luleälv”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Stora Luleälven”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lule älv”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Luleälven”
- Norwegian: “Luleälven”
- Polish: “Lule älv”
- Polish: “Lule”
- Polish: “Luleälven”
- Portuguese: “Luleälven”
- Portuguese: “Rio Lule”
- Russian: “Луле-Эльв”
- Russian: “Луле”
- Russian: “Лулеэльвен”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lule(rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lule”
- South Azerbaijani: “لوله چایی”
- Spanish: “Luleälven”
- Spanish: “Rio Lule”
- Spanish: “Río Lule”
- Spanish: “Rio Lulea”
- Spanish: “Río Lulea”
- Swedish: “‘stora luleälven’”
- Swedish: “Julevädno”
- Swedish: “Lule älv, Luleälven”
- Swedish: “Lule älv”
- Swedish: “Luleå älv”
- Swedish: “Luleälven”
- Swedish: “Stora Lule älv”
- Swedish: “Stora Luleälv”
- Swedish: “Stora Luleälven”
- Turkish: “Lule Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Лулеельвен”
- Welsh: “Afon Lule”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gäddvik and Norra Gäddvik.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Granden and Arcushallen.
Norrbotten County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Luleå, Kiruna, Piteå, and Haparanda.
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