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{{Short description|Fourth largest lake in Sweden}}
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| reference = <ref name="smhi">{{cite web| url=http://www.smhi.se/sgn0102/n0205/artikelserier/v200111_18.pdf| title=Vattenståndsmätningar i Hjälmaren| publisher=[[Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute]]| year=2001| accessdate=2009-01-03}}</ref>▼
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'''Hjälmaren''' ({{IPA-sv|ˈjɛ̂lːmarɛn}} <small>or</small> {{IPA-sv|ˈjɛ̂lːmaɳ|}}<ref name="Bergman">{{Cite book |last=Jöran Sahlgren |url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0016.html |title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter |last2=Gösta Bergman |year=1979 |page=12 |language=sv}}</ref>), also spelled '''Jälmaren''',<ref name="Bergman" /> is [[Sweden]]'s fourth largest lake. It is situated in the [[Central Swedish lowland]] and drains through [[Eskilstunaån]] into the adjacent Lake [[Mälaren]], which in turn drains into the [[Baltic Sea]], west of [[Stockholm]]. It is connected by waterway with Stockholm by the 13 kilometres long [[Hjälmare kanal]].
[[Image:Hjälmaren in Sweden.png|thumb|left|Lake Hjälmaren (see red arrow)|180px]]
 
'''Lake Hjälmaren''' ({{IPA-sv|ˈjɛlːmaren}}) is [[Sweden]]'s fourth largest lake. It is situated adjacent to Lake [[Mälaren]] through which it drains into the [[Baltic Sea]], west of [[Stockholm]]. It is connected by waterway with Stockholm by the 13 kilometres long [[Hjälmare kanal]].
 
It is bounded by the [[Provinces of Sweden|provinces]] of [[Södermanland]], [[Närke]], and [[Västmanland]].
 
Hjälmaren is 63 kilometres long, about 20 kilometres wide, and has an average depth of 6 metres, and a surface of 483&nbsp;km²<sup>2</sup>. The townlargest oftowns around the lake is [[Örebro]] isand [[Eskilstuna]] situated at the western endand eastern ends 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 most notably, [[Pearl Jam]].
Between 1878 and 1887, a damming project lowered the surface level of Hjälmaren {{Convert|1.3|m|ft}} to free up land for agriculture and to reduce the risk of flooding.
 
The rebelRebel [[Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson]], was assassinated in 1436 at [[Engelbrektsholmen]], an islet in Lake Hjälmaren.▼
 
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▲The rebel [[Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson]], was assassinated in 1436 at [[Engelbrektsholmen]], an islet in Lake Hjälmaren.
 
==See also==
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* [[Lakes of Sweden]]
 
==References==
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