The Lagan is one of four main westcoast rivers in south-western
Sweden
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besides
Göta älv. It is with 244 kilometers one of the longest rivers in southern Sweden.
It starts in
Tahesjön near
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.
The straight middle and upper course of Lagan follows a branch of the
Protogine Zone —a zone of
crustal weakness in western Sweden.
See also
*The other three main
Halland rivers:
Viskan,
Ätran,
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*
Lagan, a town located by the river some 10 kilometers north of
Ljungby
References
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Rivers of Halland County