Labbas
Encyclopedia
Labbas is a lake in the Swedish
municipality of Arjeplog
near the village of Sundnäs close to the Arctic Circle
. The lake stands at 488 meters above sea level. Locally, the lake is known for being a good fishing ground for char
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Astrid Lindgren
used the name of the lake as a name in Ronia the Robber's Daughter
after she found it on a road map.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
municipality of Arjeplog
Arjeplog Municipality
Arjeplog Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Arjeplog....
near the village of Sundnäs close to the Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. For Epoch 2011, it is the parallel of latitude that runs north of the Equator....
. The lake stands at 488 meters above sea level. Locally, the lake is known for being a good fishing ground for char
Salvelinus
Salvelinus is a genus of salmonid fish often called char or charr; some species are called "trout". Salvelinus is a member of the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Charr may be identified by light cream pink or red spots over a darker body. Scales tend to be small, with 115-200 along...
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Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide...
used the name of the lake as a name in Ronia the Robber's Daughter
Ronia the Robber's Daughter
Ronia the Robber's Daughter is a children's fantasy book by the noted Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, first published in 1981. In the film based on the story, Ronia was played by Hanna Zetterberg Struwe.- Plot summary:...
after she found it on a road map.