Viskan River
Viskan is a river in the south west of Sweden. It is about 140 kilometers long. It starts in the lake Tolken outside Ulricehamn and has its outlet in the Kattegatt. It runs through Borås.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in southern Sweden
- Also known as: “Iskan” and “Viskan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hjörne and Värö Church.
Hjörne
Nature reserve
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hjörne is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km northeast of Viskan River.
Värö Church
Church
Photo: Rikard1435, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Värö Church is situated 4 km north of Viskan River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Åskloster and Bua.
Bua
Village
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Bua is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 2,123 inhabitants in 2020. Bua is situated 5 km west of Viskan River.
Viskan River
- Categories: small river and body of water
- Location: Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Viskan River” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “維斯坎河”
- Danish: “Viskan”
- Dutch: “Viskan”
- Finnish: “Viskan”
- French: “Viskan”
- German: “Viskan”
- Italian: “Viskan”
- Macedonian: “Вискан”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Viskan”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Viskan”
- Norwegian: “Viskan”
- Polish: “Viskan”
- Portuguese: “Rio Viskan”
- Portuguese: “Viskan”
- Russian: “Вискан”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Viskan”
- Swedish: “Viskan”
- Ukrainian: “Віскан”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Backa and Värö.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Klosterfjorden and Skärskulle.
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