Kattegat

sea area between Denmark and Sweden
Place strait Q131716
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Kattegat is a strait[1] located between the Jutland peninsula and the Swedish west coast. Its waters connect the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.

The area of Kattegat measures 25,000 square kilometers[2].

Kattegat

Summary

Kattegat is a strait[1]. Kattegat ranks in the top 3% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kattegat is located in Västra Götaland County[3].
  • Kattegat is located in Skåne County[4].
  • Kattegat is located in Halland County[5].
  • Kattegat is located in North Denmark Region[6].
  • Kattegat is located in Central Denmark[7].
  • Kattegat is located in Southern Denmark[8].
  • Kattegat is in the country of Sweden[9].
  • Kattegat is in the country of Denmark[10].
  • Kattegat's image is recorded as Kattegat-Øresund.jpg[11].
  • Kattegat's instance of is recorded as strait[12].
  • Kattegat's instance of is recorded as gulf[13].
  • Kattegat's shares border with is recorded as Skagerrak[14].
  • Kattegat's inflows is recorded as Göta älv[15].
  • Kattegat's inflows is recorded as Q258116[16].
  • Kattegat's inflows is recorded as Nissan[17].
  • Kattegat's inflows is recorded as Viskan[18].
  • Kattegat's inflows is recorded as Fylleån[19].
  • Kattegat's inflows is recorded as Lagan[20].
  • Kattegat's inflows is recorded as Gudenå[21].
  • Kattegat's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 239874587[22].
  • Kattegat's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2018150033028411180008[23].
  • Kattegat's GND ID is recorded as 4030039-0[24].
  • Kattegat's locator map image is recorded as Carte Skagerrak-Kattegat2.png[25].
  • Kattegat's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85071752[26].
  • Kattegat's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 152979069[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Sweden[9], a sovereign state[28], founded in 0900[29] and Denmark[10], a state[30], in Kingdom of Denmark[31], founded in 0800[32]. Located in include Västra Götaland County[3], a county of Sweden[33], in Sweden[34], founded in 1998[35]; Skåne County[4], a county of Sweden[36], in Sweden[37], founded in 1997[38]; Halland County[5], a county of Sweden[39], in Sweden[40], founded in 1658[41]; North Denmark Region[6], a region of Denmark[42], in Denmark[43], founded in 2007[44]; Central Denmark[7], a region of Denmark[45], in Denmark[46], founded in 2007[47], headquartered in Viborg[48]; and Southern Denmark[8], a region of Denmark[49], in Denmark[50], founded in 2007[51], headquartered in Region Syddanmark Office[52]. Kattegat's part of is recorded as Atlantic Ocean[53].

Physical Characteristics

Kattegat's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25485'}[54]. Kattegat's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+220'}[55].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include strait[12] and gulf[13].

Why It Matters

Kattegat ranks in the top 3% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month).[2] Kattegat has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Kattegat is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Library of Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [53] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [55] . Encyclopædia Britannica. wikidata.org.
  28. [54] . Encyclopædia Britannica. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kattegat. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kattegat
MLA “Kattegat.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kattegat.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kattegat_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kattegat}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kattegat}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Kattegat — https://4ort.xyz/entity/kattegat (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kattegat · Last refreshed: