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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.3972,Lat: 56.8428
Elevation	238 meter above sea level
Local time	2:44:37am
Name province/region	Kronobergs län
Name Subregion	Lessebo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Målerås	12.7 km	NorthEast
2 Lessebo	13 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Eriksmåla	13.2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Hovmantorp	16.3 km	WestSouthWest
5 Skruv	18.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 København	Denmark	215 km	SouthWest
2 Stockholm	Sweden	313 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Oslo	Norway	438 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 57 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eman coastal: Eman, part of the larger catchment area South Baltic. The nearest bigger lake is Rottnen (33.4 km² at a distance of 16.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 319.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 448 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 5%, hill: 95%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 209 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Växjö Kronoberg Airport (at a distance of 42 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

64.8 km2

82.5%

Nature

6.9 km2

8.8%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

1.6 km2

2.1%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

1.8%

Water - Lakes

3 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kosta in country Sweden

Kosta at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Naval Port of Karlskrona	Sweden	76 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland	Sweden	88 km	SouthEast
3 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	186 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kulla-Skrgl	SE	1.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lessebo

Type of weather in Lessebo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	16 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	04:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam