Bräkneån

Bräkneån is a river in southern Smaland and Blekinge, Sweden, which runs through Tingsryd and Ronneby municipalities. The river's total length is 84 km, catchment area about 460 km². Bräkneån from Fish Lake City (136 m asl) in southern Småland, Tingsryd, Kronoberg County, and winds about four miles to the lake Ygden in the south (129 m asl). From Ygden go Bräkneån via Tingsryd to the lake Tiken (125 m asl) and then reaches Blekinge. (A rest stop at Bräkneån found along Highway 29, just before the Bay Area). In Blekinge passed including the village Bälganet and agglomeration Bräkne-Hoby at E22 before Bräkneån eventually flows into the Baltic Sea at Väby.

Bräkneån
Bräkneån in southern Småland, where it is intersected by Highway 29.
Location
CountrySweden
Physical characteristics
MouthBaltic Sea
  coordinates
56°10′10″N 15°07′23″E
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length84 km (52 mi)
Basin size462.3 km2 (178.5 sq mi)[1]

A film about Bräkneån and people in the river valley was shown on BBC1 in early 2004.

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