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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 16.5476,Lat: 60.6469
Elevation	89 meter above sea level
Local time	9:15:53am
Name province/region	Gävleborgs län
Name Subregion	Sandviken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Backberg	4.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Västerberg	5.5 km	South
3 Kungsgården	5.5 km	SouthEast
4 Storvik	6.7 km	South
5 Jäderfors	8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	176 km	SouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	332 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	466 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 34 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Bothnian coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Storsjön (74.2 km² at a height of around 61 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 213.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 298 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Gästrikland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 135 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

58.2 km2

74.2%

Nature

3.9 km2

4.9%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

14.4 km2

18.4%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.8%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Åshammar in country Sweden

Åshammar at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	50 km	West
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	81 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	119 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
sterbergsmuren	SE	10 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sandviken Municipality

Type of weather in Sandviken Municipality	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	16 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	04:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam