Kävlinge River

Kävlinge River (Kävlingeån in Swedish, but also known as Lödde å between the town of Kävlinge and the mouth near Löddeköpinge) is the name of a small river on the flat lands of Scania in southern Sweden.

Kävlinge River
Lödde å
Kävlinge River near Gårdstånga
Native nameKävlingeån
Location
CountrySweden
CountySkåne
Physical characteristics
SourceVombsjön
  coordinates55°41′54″N 13°33′19″E
  elevation19 m (62 ft)
MouthLommabukten in Öresund
  coordinates
55°43′45″N 12°59′45″E
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length90 km (56 mi)[1]
Basin size1,203.8 km2 (464.8 sq mi)[2]

It starts at the lake Vombsjön and ends in the Öresund strait.[1] The river is only 50 km long but played an important role in the Battle of Lund in 1676.

References

  1. "Kävlingeån". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)
  2. "Län och huvudavrinningsområden i Sverige" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 14 July 2010.


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