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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.7005,Lat: 59.2738
Elevation	220 meter above sea level
Local time	6:29:15am
Name province/region	Telemark
Name Subregion	Siljan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Snurråsen	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Sneltvedt	6.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Hoppstad	8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Porsgrunn/Skien	11.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Kvelde	17.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	92 km	NorthEast
2 København	Denmark	432 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	479 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Skagerrak is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Bay. The nearest bigger lake is Farris (22.8 km² at a height of around 21 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.6 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 105.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 148 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 28%, hill: 71%, low mountains: 1%, 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
SKOGTRAKTENE PÅ ØSTLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 129 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.6 km2

59.3%

Nature

17.6 km2

22.4%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

10.7 km2

13.7%

Water - Lakes

3.3 km2

4.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Siljan in country Norway

Siljan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	92 km	NorthWest
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	114 km	SouthEast
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	260 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Siljan
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	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Siljan

Type of weather in Siljan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.07 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	16 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	05:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam