Lagan River

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Lagan is one of four main westcoast rivers in Sweden. It flows through South and Mid-Sweden. It is with 244 kilometers 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.

[edit] See also

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