Dalsland and across the border
After leaving Annika and her family, we made our way into the Dalsland region. This area is 25% water and consequently has the largest lake surface in all of Sweden. Lake Vännern is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest in the European Union and the third largest lake in Europe, after Ladoga and Onega, both in Russia. At its deepest point it is 106m deep, but the average is more like 27m. It has a surface of 5650m², that is twice the surface of Luxembourg, and a water volume of 153km³. It used to be connected to the Baltic, but was cut of by further uplifting. As a result, there are species in this body of water not normally encountered in fresh water lakes. Even a Viking ship was found at the bottom in 2009! 13 degrees, good enough for a swim Many bicycle and hiking path are to be found all around the lake, as well as a few smaller and larger towns and villages. The largest one is at the southern end of the lake, Vännerborg. 2019, the Bandy World Championships for men and women were...