Fryken
Coordinates: 59°43′40.883″N 13°10′11.50″E / 59.72802306°N 13.1698611°E
Fryken (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfry̌ːkɛn])[1] is a chain of three lakes in Värmland, Sweden: Upper, Middle and Lower Fryken. The lakes are separated by two sounds, and . The total length of Fryken is 80 km, but it is only 3 km wide at the widest part. The maximum depth is 120 meters and it is located at 62 meters above sea level. Fryken is drained by Norsälven.
Upper Fryken (Övre Fryken)[]
The locality Torsby is situated at the north end of Upper Fryken with the main tributary Ljusnan and the smaller river .
The football trainer Sven-Göran Eriksson owns a country house at the south-east side of Upper Fryken.
The locality Sunne is situated in the south at the sound between Upper Fryken and Middle Fryken.
Middle Fryken (Mellan-Fryken)[]
The locality Rottneros is situated in the north-west of Middle Fryken as well as the largest tributary Rottnan. Middle Fryken separates the localities and Västra Ämtervik.
The Nobel Prize in Literature winner Selma Lagerlöf is buried in .
Lower Fryken (Nedre Fryken)[]
The sound Nilsbysundet, separates Middle Fryken from Lower Fryken. The locality Kil is situated near the south end of Lower Fryken. Lower Fryken is drained in the south-west by Norsälven down to Lake Vänern.
References[]
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 8.
- Lakes of Värmland County