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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.969,Lat: 57.8701
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	11:44:10am
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Kungälv

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rödbo	2.3 km	SouthEast
2 Surte	3.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Kareby	4.6 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Mysterna	6.5 km	South
5 Diseröd	7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	238 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	242 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	389 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction SouthWest).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 Mjörn (58.7 km² at a distance of 20.7 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 114.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 161 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
Bohuslän

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.1 km2

48.5%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

20.8 km2

26.4%

Urban area

12.4 km2

15.7%

Infrastructure

1.7 km2

2.1%

Water - Lakes

4.4 km2

5.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kungälv in country Sweden

Kungälv at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	89 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	100 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	208 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gta lv-Nordre lvs dalgng	SE	0.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kungälv

Type of weather in Kungälv	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	05:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam