See soorce fer Vänern

{{Infobox lake
 |lake_name = Loch Vänern
 |image_lake =Hjortens Udde, lake Vänern Sweden, 2003-04.jpg
 |caption_lake =frae [[Hjortens Udde]]
 |image_bathymetry = Lake Vänern details.png
 |caption_bathymetry=Detail cairt o the loch wi surroondins
 |coords = {{coord|58|55|N|13|30|E|region:SE_type:waterbody_scale:1500000|display=inline,title}}
 |type =
 |inflow = [[Klarälven]]
 |outflow = [[Göta älv]]
 |catchment =
 |basin_countries = Swaden
 |length =
 |width =
 |area = 5,650 km²<ref name=Sepp2005/>
 |depth = 27 m<ref name=Sepp2005/>
 |max-depth = 106 m<ref name=Sepp2005/>
 |volume = 153 km³<ref name=Sepp2005/>
 |residence_time =
 |shore =
 |elevation = 44 m<ref name=Sepp2005/>
 |islands = [[Brommö]], [[Djurö]], [[Fågelö]], [[Hammarö]], [[Kållandsö]], [[Lurö]]
 |cities = 
 |reference = <ref name=Sepp2005>{{Citation| last=Seppälä| first=Matti| title=The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia | url=http://books.google.com/?id=q33WekTp7tgC&pg=PA145| publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2005| page=145| isbn=978-0-19-924590-1}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Sweden from cia.png|right|180px|thumb|Cairt o Swaden; Vänern in the middle sooth.]]
'''Loch Vänern''' ({{IPA-sv|ˈvɛːnəɳ}}) is the maistmuckle loch in [[Swaden]], the maistmuckle loch in the [[European Union]] an the third-maistmuckle loch in Europe efter [[Loch Ladoga|Ladoga]] an [[Loch Onega|Onega]] in Roushie. It is locatit in the [[Provinces o Swaden|provinces]] o [[Västergötland]], [[Dalsland]], an [[Värmland]] in the soothwast o the kintra.

== History ==
The [[Battle on the Ice o Loch Vänern]] wis a 6t-century battle recordit in the Norse sagas an refert tae in the [[Auld Inglis]] epic ''[[Beowulf]]''.

== References ==
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== Fremmit airtins ==
* {{Official|http://www.vanern.se/engelsk/eng_index.asp}}
* [http://swedentravelnet.com/lake-vanern.html Loch Vanern guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625221918/http://swedentravelnet.com/lake-vanern.html |date=2007-06-25 }}
* [http://www.vanermuseet.se Väner museum i Lidköping] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626185326/https://www.vanermuseet.se/ |date=2019-06-26 }} {{sv icon}}

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