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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 13.4906,Lat: 60.1744
Elevation	165 meter above sea level
Local time	19:28:50pm
Name province/region	Värmlands län
Name Subregion	Hagfors

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Geijersholm	17.9 km	SouthEast
2 Uddeholm	18.5 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Hagfors	19.4 km	SouthEast
4 Råda	19.5 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Oleby	25.4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	157 km	WestSouthWest
2 Stockholm	Sweden	278 km	EastSouthEast
3 København	Denmark	498 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 155 km (direction WestSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Övre Fryken (42.9 km² at a distance of 25.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 52.8 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 76%, hill: 24%, 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
Värmland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 133 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hagfors Airport (at a distance of 18 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.9 km2

61%

Nature

6 km2

7.6%

Wet nature

1.2 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

15.2 km2

19.4%

Urban area

1.6 km2

2.1%

Water - Lakes

6.5 km2

8.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ekshärad in country Sweden

Ekshärad 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	127 km	EastNorthEast
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	142 km	East
3 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	204 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Klarlven, vre delen	SE	0.6 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ekshärad

Type of weather in Ekshärad	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	41 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	16 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	04:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam