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VETTER [Vallee or Wetter, often written, with the addition of the definite article, Vettern]

This article appears in Volume V28, Page 15 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: VAN-VIR
VETTER [Vallee or Wetter, often written, with the addition of the definite article, Vettern] , a lake of southern Sweden, 8o m.
long
 , and 18 m. in extreme breadth. It has an area of 733 sq. m., and a drainage area of 2528 sq. m.; its maximum depth in 390 ft., and its
elevation
  above sea-level 289 ft. It drains eastward by the
Motala
  river to the Baltic. Its waters are of remarkable transparency and blueness, its shores picturesque and steep on the
east
  side, where the Omberg (863 ft.) rises abruptly, with furrowed flanks pierced by caves. The lake is subject to sudden storms. Its northern
part
  is crossed from Karlsborg to
Motala
  (W. to E.) by the GOta canal route. At the southern end is the important manufacturing town of Jonkoping, and 15 M. N. of it the picturesque
island
  of Vising, with a ruined palace of the 17th century and a fine
church
 . Vadstena, 8 m. S. of Motala, with a staple industry in lace, has a convent (now a
hospital
 
    See Also:
) of St
Bridget
  or Birgitta (1383), a beautiful monastic
church
  (13951424) and a castle of King-
VEVEY
  15
Gustavus Vasa. At Alvastra, 16 m. S. again, are ruins of a Cistercian monastery of the Irth century. Close to Motala are some of the largest mechanical- workshops in Sweden, building warships, machinery, bridges, &c.


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