Vesan

Vesan
The church of Gammalstorp seen on the former island in the former lake.
Location	Sölvesborg
Coordinates	56°06′18″N 14°38′26″E / 56.104981°N 14.6406555°ECoordinates: 56°06′18″N 14°38′26″E / 56.104981°N 14.6406555°E
Primary outflows	8 miljon kubicmeters/year[1]
Basin countries	Sweden

Lake Vesan: the lake system Vesan in Sölvesborg was from the beginning not a lake, but a strait up until the early 1920s. In the area between Ryssberget and Listerlandet, water from Hanöbukten flowed in and in effect cut of Listerlandet from the rest of the mainland. The sound was open to sail through up until the 18th century, but increased growth of reeds made the opening too narrow.^[2]

Nowadays it is farmland in the former lake, and the church of Gammalstorp lies on the small hill that former was an island.

References

1. "Planprogram för SÖLVE VERKSAMHETSOMRÅDE". Planprogram för SÖLVE VERKSAMHETSOMRÅDE. county of Sölvesborg. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
2. Geological Institution at the University of Lund