Torsö (''Thor's Island'') is the biggest island of the lake
Vänern, area 62.03 km
2. Torsö is located in
Mariestad Municipality
Mariestad Municipality (''Mariestads kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mariestad.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the ''City of Mariestad'' was amalgama ...
. Torsö formerly consisted of two islands (Torsö and Fågelö), but around 1930 the water in between was pumped out, and the former lakebed is now used for growing crops.
Torsö has around 550 families living year round, and around thrice that amount during summers. In 1994 a bridge, "Torsöbron", was opened between the mainland and the island. It is around 900 m long.
Due to the size of lake Vänern, the island has a more maritime climate (with milder winters) and more sun hours compared to the mainland.
References
Lake islands of Sweden
Islands of Västra Götaland County
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