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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 and has a maximum depth of 60 metres. The lake is shared between the administrative kommunes of Ydre, Kinda, Boxholm and Tranås and the area around it is sparsely populated.

Key facts

Body of water.name
Sommen
Body of water.image
Sommen_Torpön.jpg
Body of water.caption
Sommen seen from a hill in Torpön in summer
Body of water.alt
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Body of water.image_size
250
Body of water.image_bathymetry
La2-demis-sommen.png
Body of water.caption_bathymetry
Map, the city of Tranås is marked in red
Body of water.alt_bathymetry
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Body of water.location
southern Sweden
Body of water.pushpin_map
Sweden Östergötland # Sweden
Body of water.pushpin_map_alt
Location of lake
Body of water.basin_countries
Sweden
Body of water.islands
c. 260–300
Body of water.cities
Blåvik, Malexander, Sommen, Norra Vi, Torpa

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Origin myth
  • Danish crossing on the frozen lake
  • Age of log driving and barges
  • Sommaskep revival
  • Climate and vegetation
  • Geology
  • Deglaciation
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
  • Fish
  • Sommen charr
  • Crustaceans
  • Environmental concerns
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

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 and has a maximum depth of 60 metres. The lake is shared between the administrative kommunes of Ydre, Kinda, Boxholm and Tranås and the area around it is sparsely populated.

The lake has very clear water, with a visibility of 8 to 10 metres deep, if conditions are good. This makes Sommen one of the greatest clear-water lakes in Sweden. According to tradition Sommen has 365 islands, one for each day of the year. The actual number is around 260.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sommen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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