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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 16.2896,Lat: 60.55
Elevation	116 meter above sea level
Local time	14:09:23pm
Name province/region	Gävleborgs län
Name Subregion	Hofors

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Torsåker	11.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Storvik	13.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Västerberg	15.4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Hammarby	15.5 km	East
5 Långshyttan	17.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	175 km	SouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	316 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	480 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 50 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 17.1 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 202.7 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 284 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 84%, hill: 16%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 135 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

58.8 km2

74.8%

Nature

7.5 km2

9.6%

Agriculture

0.8 km2

1.1%

Urban area

7.3 km2

9.3%

Water - Lakes

3.5 km2

4.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hofors in country Sweden

Hofors 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	37 km	West
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	67 km	South
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	129 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Surtjrn	SE	7 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hofors

Type of weather in Hofors	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	04:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam