Sagån
Sagån River is a river, 70 kilometres (43 mi) in length,[1] which flows through Enköping Municipality, Västerås Municipality and Sala Municipality, Sweden. Its source is Doften, a lake in Heby Municipality. It flows south into Mälaren (Lake Malar), Svealand, the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden. Its tributaries are Lillån (past Björksta and Tortuna), Isätrabäcken and Lillån (through Sala).
| Sagån River | |
|---|---|
 The river in Nykvarn, Västmanland County | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Doften |
| • location | Heby Municipality |
| • coordinates | 60.02018531°N 16.7619969°E |
| Mouth | Mälaren |
• location | Svealand |
• coordinates | 59.57435449°N 16.91071°E |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
Historically, the river marked the southern boundary between Småland and Blekinge and the northern frontier of Ödmården, Gastrikland.[2]
Norrby Church, which stands immediately to the east of Sala, stands on the eastern banks of the river.
Brooches were discovered in a 9th-century Viking boat burial on the river's Brytilsholmen Island in 1901.[3][4]
References
- "Sagån". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- Line, Philip (2007). Kingship and state formation in Sweden, 1130-1290. p. 378. ISBN 9789004155787.
- Almgren, Oscar (2019-08-28). "Forn Vannen: Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research" (PDF). web.archive.org. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- DNA Analysis on a Viking-age boat grave from Sala hytta Västmanland, grave A2, p. 14 - Loey Alrawi, Stockholm University
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