Bråviken

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Bråviken is the northern bay, the southern is Slätbaken

Coordinates: 58 ° 38 ′ 41 ″  N , 16 ° 23 ′ 20 ″  E

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Bråviken is a fjärd in the Baltic Sea in the historic Swedish province of Östergötland .

The bay is over 50 km long and extends to the island of Lindö, which is off Norrköping . Most of the villages are located on the steep north bank, while the south side is characterized by flat agricultural areas. Some areas of the bay are designated as a nature reserve, the southern part as the Ramsar area Södra Bråviken ( 3SE046 ). In 2006, the Russian company Peter Gaz asked the Swedish authorities for permission to conduct investigations in Bråviken to clarify whether it was possible to lay a natural gas pipeline in the bay. This pipeline is to be a branch of the new gas pipeline from Russia to Germany .

The legendary Battle of Bråvalla is said to have taken place in the vicinity of the bay .