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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.2178,Lat: 59.0276
Elevation	102 meter above sea level
Local time	17:22:39pm
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Bengtsfors

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skåpafors	4.1 km	East
2 Billingsfors	5.4 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Dals Långed	12.2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Fengersfors	14.6 km	EastSouthEast
5 Ed	20.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	130 km	NorthWest
2 Stockholm	Sweden	338 km	East
3 København	Denmark	369 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 43 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 Foxen (55.4 km² at a distance of 0.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 26.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Dalsland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 144 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.2 km2

62.7%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.6%

Agriculture

5.3 km2

6.8%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Water - Lakes

15.3 km2

19.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bengtsfors in country Sweden

Bengtsfors at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	62 km	SouthWest
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	215 km	South
3 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	227 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Skarsdalen	SE	5.3 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bengtsfors

Type of weather in Bengtsfors	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	49 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	05:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam