Velen
Velen is a lake in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Velen is situated nearby to the hamlet Habelsbolet, as well as near Myrhult.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Älgarås.
Älgarås
Village
Photo: Lihagen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Älgarås is a locality situated in Töreboda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 417 inhabitants in 2010. The battle of Älgarås, between the House of Sverker and House of Erik took place here in 1205, securing the crown for Sverker II of Sweden for some more years, until the battle of Lena in 1208. Älgarås is situated 9 km northwest of Velen.
Velen
- Type: Lake
- Categories: lake water body and body of water
- Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.74158° or 58° 44′ 30″ northLongitude
14.31122° or 14° 18′ 40″ eastElevation
143 metres (469 feet)Open location code
9FCPP8R6+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 11645490OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2663406Wikidata ID
Q18195043
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Velen” goes by many names.
- French: “Velen”
- Swedish: “Velen, Västergötland”
- Swedish: “Velen”
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