Lake TÃ¥kern ()
is a
lake in
Östergötland County,
Sweden
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. It is considered one of northern Europe's foremost bird lakes. It is 12 km (7.5 mi) long and 8 km (5 mi) wide, with an average depth only 0.8 metres (2.6 ft). The lake lies around 20 km (12.4 mi) west of
Mjölby, bordering in the west to
Omberg. The whole lake, with the surrounding beaches, has been a nature reserve since 1975. From April to the end of July, it is not open to the public, except for visiting areas and walking routes.
The lake's history as a birdlake is related to the lake's water level lowering between 1842–1844. A number of bird species benefited from this. A change of the water level in the 1960s was made to prevent large differences in the water level.
TÃ¥kern is in
Ramsar Convention, an international convention for protection of valuable wetlands.
See also
* Nearby lakes: Lake
Vättern, Lake
Vänern, Lake
Boren, Lake
Roxen
Roxen () is a medium-sized lake in south-central Sweden, east of Lake Vättern, part of the waterpath Motala ström and the Göta Canal. South of Lake Roxen is the city Linköping.
Roxen, especially the western parts, is very good for birdwatchi ...
.
* Nearby churches:
Kumla Church, Östergötland
Kumla Church (Swedish: ''Kumla kyrka'') is a limestone church, built in the 12th century. It is located at the lake Tåkern in Kumla socken in Mjölby Municipality in Östergötland, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The U ...
* Nearby sights: The
Rök runestone, The
Alvastra pile-dwelling
References
External links
Tåkerns fältstation (Swedish)Naturus-Tåkerns trädgård (Swedish)
Lakes of Östergötland County
Ramsar sites in Sweden
Nature reserves in Sweden
Tourist attractions in Östergötland County
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