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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 17.1432,Lat: 60.7139
Elevation	9 meter above sea level
Local time	0:31:11am
Name province/region	Gävleborgs län
Name Subregion	Gävle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gävle	2.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Åbyggeby	3.1 km	NorthWest
3 Björke	6.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Norrlandet	6.9 km	EastNorthEast
5 Bönan	9.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	169 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	366 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	434 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 17.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 241.8 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 339 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 23%, low location: 77%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 126 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.3 km2

57.8%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.1%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

4.7 km2

Urban area

15.8 km2

20.2%

Infrastructure

1.5 km2

Water - Lakes

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forsby in country Sweden

Forsby 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	84 km	WestSouthWest
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	104 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	122 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Testebon-nedre	SE	0.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gävle Municipality

Type of weather in Gävle Municipality	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	16 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	04:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam