The lake Vänern covers an area of 5513 square kilometers and is the largest lake in Sweden. It is also the third largest lake in Europe, and the largest in the European Union. Through the centuries, it has been an important source of life for people in Sweden, with several towns and villages located at its shores. Sweden's second largest lake i Vättern with 1,884 square kilometers, followed by Mälaren, which is located next to the Capital Stockholm.
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Statistics Sweden. (January 16, 2014). Largest lakes in Sweden (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/526290/sweden-largest-lakes-by-area/
Statistics Sweden. "Largest lakes in Sweden (in square kilometers)." Chart. January 16, 2014. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/526290/sweden-largest-lakes-by-area/
Statistics Sweden. (2014). Largest lakes in Sweden (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/526290/sweden-largest-lakes-by-area/
Statistics Sweden. "Largest Lakes in Sweden (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/526290/sweden-largest-lakes-by-area/
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Largest lakes in Sweden (in square kilometers) [Graph], Statistics Sweden, January 16, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/526290/sweden-largest-lakes-by-area/
