Where is Hjälmaren located?

Hjälmaren is located in central Sweden, specifically within Örebro Municipality in Örebro County. Its coordinates are approximately 59.25° N latitude and 15.75° E longitude.

What is the significance of Hjälmaren in Sweden?

Hjälmaren is one of Sweden’s major lakes, ranking as the fourth-largest by surface area. It plays a role in the local ecosystem, recreation, and regional identity, particularly within Örebro County.

Is Hjälmaren part of any administrative division?

Yes, Hjälmaren is situated within Örebro Municipality, which is part of Örebro County. Örebro Municipality was established in 1971 and employs around 12,300 people.

What are the alternative names for Hjälmaren?

Hjälmaren is also referred to as Lake Hjalmaren or Lake Hjälmaren in English contexts.

Are there any notable images or visual representations of Hjälmaren?

A public domain image of Hjälmaren is available on Wikimedia Commons, accessible via [this link](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALa3-demis-hjalmaren.png).

Hjälmaren

lake in central Sweden

Lake Lake Q211425

Facts

18 properties

Identity

Instance of: lake

Location

Country: Sweden^[3]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 59.250°, 15.750°^[8]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Örebro Municipality^[2]

Population and size

Area: 483.0^[11]
Elevation above sea level: 21.84^[10]
Length: 58.0^[9]

More facts +11

Located in: Örebro Municipality
Basin country: Sweden^[7]
Coordinates: 🗺️ 59.250°, 15.750°
Inflows: Svartån, Kvismare Canal^[4]^[5]
Outflows: Eskilstunaån^[6]
Perimeter: 357.0^[15]
Residence time of water: 3.3^[16]
Vertical depth: 18.0
Volume as quantity: 3000000.0^[14]
Watershed area: 3575.0^[13]
Width: 18.0^[12]

🏷️ Also known as

en Hjälmaren en Lake Hjalmaren en Lake Hjälmaren cs Hjalmaren el Γιέλμαρ el Γιέλμαρεν es Lago Hjälmaren es Hjalmaren es Lago Hjalmaren fa هیلمارن fr Hjälmar fr Hjalmaren he ילמארן ja イェルマーレン湖 ja イェルマル湖 ja イェルマレン湖 ko 옐마렌호 nl Hjalmarmeer nl Hjälmarmeer pl Hjalmar

🔖 Identifiers · 19

Fandom article ID: sweden:Hjälmaren
Freebase ID: /m/05zfhb
GNS Unique Feature ID: -2488557
GeoNames ID: 2706304
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1116610
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: hjalmar
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0032766
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Hjälmaren
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID: el-maren-4039c7
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 25789
ILEC World Lake Database ID: EUR-14
Lex ID: Hjälmaren

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Libris-URI: b8nqpb8v01fj2v7
NE.se ID: hjälmaren
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3912075
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 26699
Topic's main category: Category:Hjälmaren
Wikimapia ID: 17849323
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Lake", "LakeHjalmaren::fdk52"]

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Sweden

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Sweden

Inflows 1

Svartån

Instance of 1

lake

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Örebro Municipality

Outflows 1

Eskilstunaån

People who died here 1

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

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Pilling

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Göksholm

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Svartån

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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

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Eskilstunaån

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Hjälmaren is a lake located in Örebro Municipality within the country of Sweden.

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Hjälmaren — country (P17): Sweden. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Hjälmaren — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Örebro Municipality. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Hjälmaren — inflows (P200): Svartån. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Hjälmaren — inflows (P200): Kvismare Canal. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Hjälmaren — outflows (P201): Eskilstunaån. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Hjälmaren — basin country (P205): Sweden. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Hjälmaren — coordinate location (P625): {'lat': 59.25, 'lon': 15.75}. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Hjälmaren — length (P2043): 58 km. smhi.se. smhi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Hjälmaren — elevation above sea level (P2044): 21.84 m. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Hjälmaren — area (P2046): 483 km². wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Hjälmaren — width (P2049): 18 km. smhi.se. smhi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Hjälmaren — watershed area (P2053): 3575 km². wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Hjälmaren — volume as quantity (P2234): 3000000 cubic metre. smhi.se. smhi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Hjälmaren — perimeter (P2547): 357 km. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Hjälmaren — residence time of water (P3020): 3.3 years. wldb.ilec.or.jp. wldb.ilec.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Hjälmaren is an instance of lake (Q23397) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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