Sommen
Sommen is a lake in the South Swedish highlands lying across the border of the provinces of Östergötland and Småland. Situated about 147 metres above mean sea level, the lake has an area of 132 km2 and has a maximum depth of 60 metres.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Sweden
- Also known as: “Mossön”, “Somme Lake”, “Sommen Lake”, and “Sommen Sjö”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Malexander Church.
Sommen
- Category: body of water
- Location: Östergötland, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.01667° or 58° 1′ north
Longitude
15.25° or 15° 15′ east
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
Open location code
9FCQ2782+M2
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Sommen” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sommen”
- Czech: “Sommen”
- Danish: “Sommen”
- Dutch: “Sommen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره سومين”
- Esperanto: “Sommen”
- Finnish: “Sommen (järvi)”
- Finnish: “Sommen”
- French: “Sommen”
- German: “Sommen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sommen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sommen”
- Norwegian: “Sommen”
- Portuguese: “Lago Sommen”
- Portuguese: “Sommen”
- Russian: “Соммен”
- Slovenian: “Sommen”
- Spanish: “Sommen”
- Swedish: “Sommen”
- Ukrainian: “Соммен”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bjälnäs and Malexander.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Axsjön and Oxelön.
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Worth a closer look: Linköping and Norrköping.
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