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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5312,Lat: 61.2092
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	16:33:41pm
Name province/region	Sogn og Fjordane
Name Subregion	Balestrand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Viksøyri	14 km	South
2 Hermansverk/Leikanger	17.4 km	East
3 Høyanger	24.7 km	West
4 Sogndalsfjøra	30.6 km	East
5 Austreim	31.8 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	272 km	EastSouthEast
2 Stockholm	Sweden	677 km	EastSouthEast
3 København	Denmark	705 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Balestrand lies at the Norwegian Sea (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West. The nearest bigger lake is Haukedalsvatnet (10.3 km² at a height of around 296 meter above sea level) at a distance of 23.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 305.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 427 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 18%, hill: 30%, low mountains: 30%, moderate high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
INDRE BYGDER PÅ VESTLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 125 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Florø Airport (at a distance of 91 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.9 km2

59%

Nature

15.6 km2

32%

Agriculture

2.6 km2

5.4%

Urban area

0.7 km2

1.4%

Rock-Sand

1.1 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balestrand in country Norway

Balestrand at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	44 km	East
2 West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord	Norway	106 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Bryggen	Norway	112 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Balestrand
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balestrand

Type of weather in Balestrand	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	16 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	05:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:53 Europe/Amsterdam