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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.369,Lat: 59.7689
Elevation	87 meter above sea level
Local time	23:12:33pm
Name province/region	Värmlands län
Name Subregion	Eda

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sulvik	10 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Gunnarskog	12.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Jössefors	13.1 km	SouthEast
4 Charlottenberg	13.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Koppom	13.7 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	93 km	West
2 Stockholm	Sweden	329 km	East
3 København	Denmark	451 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 90 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.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 Glafsfjorden (104.3 km² at a height of around 44 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 17.4 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 95%, hill: 5%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Värmland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 85 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Torsby Airport (at a distance of 55 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.9 km2

61%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

8.7 km2

11%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.7%

Water - Lakes

17 km2

21.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Åmotfors in country Sweden

Åmotfors at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	132 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	204 km	EastNorthEast
3 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	205 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dalslven	SE	3.9 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Åmotfors

Type of weather in Åmotfors	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.31 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	04:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:23 Europe/Amsterdam