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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.0605,Lat: 59.0963
Elevation	71 meter above sea level
Local time	3:02:29am
Name province/region	Telemark
Name Subregion	Drangedal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Neslandsvatn	15 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Bjervamoen	22.3 km	North
3 Ulefoss	23.6 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Gjerstad	24.1 km	South
5 Kil	26.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	132 km	NorthEast
2 København	Denmark	431 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	517 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Skagerrak is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 26 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Bay. The nearest bigger lake is Øvre Toke (7.6 km² at a height of around 59 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 138.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 194 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 74%, hill: 26%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
SKOG- oG HEIBYGDENE PÅ SØRLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 168 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

65.4 km2

83.4%

Nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

3.5 km2

4.4%

Urban area

1.5 km2

Water - Lakes

7.2 km2

9.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Preststranda in country Norway

Preststranda at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	91 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	139 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bryggen	Norway	255 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Prestestranda

Type of weather in Prestestranda	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	16 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	05:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam