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Hjälmaren is 63 kilometres long, about 20 kilometres wide, and has an average depth of 6 metres, and a surface of 483 km². The town of [[Örebro]] is situated at the western end of the lake.
The lake, however, has become an iconic part of Sweden with music festivals taking place on the banks of the lake.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} Such notable bands to play there are [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Sonic Youth]] and [[Pearl Jam]].
1878 until 1887 the project [[Hjälmarsänkningen]] lowered the surface level of Hjälmaren 1.3m to free up land for agriculture and to reduce the risk of flooding.
The rebel [[Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson]], was assassinated in 1436 at [[Engelbrektsholmen]], an islet in Lake Hjälmaren.
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