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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.1197,Lat: 57.9537
Elevation	65 meter above sea level
Local time	16:58:56pm
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Ale

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nödinge-Nol	4.6 km	SouthWest
2 Duvesjön	5.8 km	West
3 Alvhem	6.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Skepplanda	6.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Diseröd	6.3 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	232 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	250 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	376 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 19 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Mjörn (58.7 km² at a distance of 14.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 108.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 152 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 20%, low location: 80%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Västergötland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.6 km2

41.4%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

37.4 km2

47.6%

Urban area

4.6 km2

5.8%

Water - Lakes

3.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Älvängen in country Sweden

Älvängen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	95 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	96 km	South
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	215 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lysegrden (stra)	SE	3.6 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Älvängen

Type of weather in Älvängen	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	05:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam