Visnaren
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| Visnaren | |
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 View of Visnaren Lake | |
  Visnaren | |
| Coordinates | 59°15′N 17°06′E / 59.250°N 17.100°E |
| Basin countries | Sweden |
Visnaren is a lake south of Åkers Styckebruk in the municipality of Strängnäs inSödermanland, Sweden and is part of the Norrström main drainage area. The lake has an area of 1.13 square kilometers and lies 9.9 meters above sea level. The lake is drained by the Råckstaån (Bergaån) watercourse, which flows into Läggesta, connected to Lake Mälaren. Visnaren is also the northernmost lake in a rift valley that continues southward through the Marvikarna lakes and Lake Klämmingen in the Gnesta municipality, which flows into the Baltic Sea via Trosaån.
Visnaren separated from Lake Mälaren around the time of the birth of Christ. The name has been interpreted by Svante Strandberg as "the lake at the water bend", referring to the water bend that previously ran from Gripsholmsviken along the Råckstaån towards Visnaren.
It is about 50 km west of the capital Stockholm, in the east of the country.
