SWEDEN WATERWAYS 

LJUNGAN (RIVER)

Ljungan (Jamtlandic: Jångna or Aoa, from Old Norse *Oghn "the dreadful" is a 322 kilometre long river in Sweden.

 

It originates near Trondheim and the Norwegian border. The river runs through the Swedish counties of Jämtland and Västernorrland.

 

Several hydropower plants are located along the river.

 

The river recently got media attention by the discovery of the so called Ljungan virus.

Some towns near or by the river are:

Matfors

Njurunda

Ånge

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