Spånen
Spånen is a lake in Kronoberg County, Sweden. Spånen is situated nearby to the hamlet Gemmatorp, as well as near the neighborhood Aringsås.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alvesta railway station and Skogskyrkan, Alvesta.
Alvesta railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nastoshka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alvesta railway station is a railway station in Alvesta, Kronoberg County. The station was inaugurated in 1909 and is one of the main railway transit stations in Sweden, binding together the Southern Main Line between Malmö and Katrineholm with the Coast-to-Coast Line between Gothenburg and Kalmar/Karlskrona. Alvesta railway station is situated 3 km west of Spånen.
Skogskyrkan, Alvesta
Church
Photo: Kent Olsson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skogskyrkan, Alvesta is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Spånen.
Alvesta Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Alvesta Church is situated 2½ km west of Spånen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alvesta and Lekaryd.
Alvesta
Town
Photo: Sendelbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alvesta is a locality and the seat of Alvesta Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 8,017 inhabitants in the urban area in 2010. Alvesta is an important railway junction, joining the Stockholm–Malmö–Copenhagen railway with the Gothenburg–Kalmar/Karlskrona railway. Alvesta is situated 3½ km west of Spånen.
Lekaryd
Hamlet
Photo: Pieter Kuiper, CC0.
Lekaryd is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Spånen.
Öja
Village
Photo: Pieter Kuiper, Public domain.
Öja is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Spånen.
Spånen
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Spanen”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kronoberg County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.90521° or 56° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
14.60931° or 14° 36′ 34″ eastElevation
157 metres (515 feet)Open location code
9F8PWJ45+3PGeoNames ID
2674743
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Satellite Map
Discover Spånen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Spånen” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Spånen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gemmatorp and Aringsås.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hanaslövsberget and Alvesta station.
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