Lagan River
The Lagan is one of four main westcoast rivers in south-western Sweden besides Göta älv. It is 244 kilometers and is one of the longest rivers in southern Sweden.Photo: Pklarsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in southern Sweden
- Also known as: “Laga River” and “Lagan”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mellbystrand and Laxvik.
Mellbystrand
Village
Photo: Zejo, Public domain.
Mellbystrand is a locality situated in Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 1,619 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically the village is located south of the estuary of the river Lagan, stretching along the Bay of Laholm. Mellbystrand is situated 5 km south of Lagan River.
Laxvik
Village
Photo: Pål-Nils Nilsson, CC BY 2.5.
Laxvik is a locality situated in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 483 inhabitants in 2020. Laxvik is situated 6 km north of Lagan River.
Laholm
Town
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laholm is a town and the seat of Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 6,527 inhabitants in 2015. Laholm is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city. Laholm is situated 7 km southeast of Lagan River.
Lagan 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 Bavarian to Ukrainian—“Lagan River” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Lagan”
- Bulgarian: “Лаган (река в Швеция)”
- Bulgarian: “Лаган”
- Cebuano: “Lagan”
- Chinese: “拉甘河”
- Danish: “Lagan”
- Dutch: “Lagan”
- Finnish: “Lagan”
- French: “Lagan”
- German: “Lagan”
- Italian: “Lagan”
- Japanese: “ラーガン川”
- Mazanderani: “لاگان (سوئد)”
- Mazanderani: “لاگان”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lagan”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lagan-elva”
- Norwegian: “Lagan”
- Polish: “Lagan”
- Portuguese: “Lagan”
- Portuguese: “Rio Lagan”
- Russian: “Лаган (река, впадает в пролив Каттегат)”
- Russian: “Лаган”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lagan”
- Slovenian: “Lagan”
- Spanish: “Rio Lagan”
- Spanish: “Río Lagan”
- Swedish: “Lagan”
- Ukrainian: “Лаган”
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