Hallamölla is the biggest
waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
in
Skåne County
Skåne County ( ), sometimes referred to as Scania County or just Scania in English, is the southernmost Counties of Sweden, county, or , of Sweden, mostly corresponding to the traditional Provinces of Sweden, province of Scania. It borders th ...
,
Sweden
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with a height of 23 metres.
The waterfall is situated in the
Verkeån river,
about 6 km southwest of
Brösarp
Brösarp () is a locality situated in Tomelilla Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden near the Hallamölla waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls al ...
. The rock in the waterfall is made of sandstone.
The waterfall is named after its
watermill
A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as mill (grinding), milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in ...
, whose history dates to the 15th century and is open to the public.
Gallery
File:Hallamoella waterfall.jpg, Hallamölla waterfall
File:Hallamoella mill.jpg, Hallamölla watermill
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
References
Waterfalls of Sweden
Tomelilla Municipality
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