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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 16.6173,Lat: 60.6295
Elevation	76 meter above sea level
Local time	5:43:32am
Name province/region	Gävleborgs län
Name Subregion	Sandviken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kungsgården	2.8 km	South
2 Åshammar	4.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Västerberg	5 km	SouthWest
4 Jäderfors	5.6 km	NorthEast
5 Storvik	6.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	173 km	SouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	336 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	462 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 31 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 3.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 217.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 304 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 131 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46 km2

58.7%

Nature

4.8 km2

6.2%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

21.1 km2

26.9%

Urban area

3.4 km2

4.4%

Water - Lakes

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Backberg in country Sweden

Backberg 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	54 km	West
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	81 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	122 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
rsunda	SE	14 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Backberg
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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:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	16 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	04:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam