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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 14.5507,Lat: 56.9006
Elevation	136 meter above sea level
Local time	12:40:30pm
Name province/region	Kronobergs län
Name Subregion	Alvesta

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hjortsberga	6.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Gemla	7.4 km	EastSouthEast
3 Moheda	11.8 km	North
4 Vislanda	14.1 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Torpsbruk	14.7 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 København	Denmark	179 km	SouthWest
2 Stockholm	Sweden	336 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Oslo	Norway	403 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 82 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eman coastal: 7, part of the larger catchment area South Baltic. The nearest bigger lake is Helgasjön (53.8 km² at a height of around 162 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.9 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 281.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 395 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Småland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 161 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Växjö Kronoberg Airport (at a distance of 11 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39.9 km2

50.8%

Nature

5.5 km2

Agriculture

21.4 km2

27.2%

Urban area

5.7 km2

7.3%

Water - Lakes

5.8 km2

7.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alvesta in country Sweden

Alvesta at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Naval Port of Karlskrona	Sweden	104 km	SouthEast
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	134 km	West
3 Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland	Sweden	135 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Engaholm	SE	2.3 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alvesta

Type of weather in Alvesta	clear sky
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	04:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam