Lagan River

Lagan River

Lagan is one of four main westcoast rivers in south-western Sweden besides Göta älv. It is with 244 kilometers one of the longest rivers in southern Sweden.

It starts in Tahesjön outside Taberg in the municipality of Jönköping, flows through Vaggeryd, Värnamo and Ljungby and ends in the town of Mellbystrand in the municipality of Laholm. More specifically, it ends in the Bay of Laholm, a part of the strait of Kattegat.

People have been following the river from the coastal areas since the Viking Age and settling in its vicinity. Along Lagan was a trading route, the so called "Lagastigen", which is now part of the road E4.

ee also

*The other three main Halland rivers: Viskan, Ätran, Nissan
*Lagan, Sweden, a town located by the river some 10 kilometers north of Ljungby


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