Hamrångefjärden

This location is mentioned in the following paragraphs:

(§82) Large stones lay on both sides of the road, having been dug out by the local people on the orders of the Provincial Governor in order to improve the highway. They formed walls, as it were, and on them 'Campanula sepyllifolia' [Twinflower] spreads its shoots and green leaves as if they were 'Hedera' [Ivy]. The lake called Hamrångefjärden lies on the right-hand side and makes the road pleasant for the traveller.

(§92) The lake I had passed outside Hamrånge had stretched towards the sea without, however, joining it. The inhabitants said that it was called Hamrångefjärden and that it is, in fact, linked to the sea by a gap through the solid rock though whether this is formed by nature or by artificial means is unknown. This is called the North Sound and is only just wide enough to be passable by boat. When the weather is dry in summer, this channel is dammed by a lock-gate to prevent too much water flowing out of the lake and thus hindering navigation through the shallow gap, for the iron from a number of hammer-nails and ironworks is sent out this way.

Practical data about this location:

• Written: Hamrångefjärden
• GPS (lat,lon): [60.9, 17.11666]
• Geoname: 2708071