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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.0081,Lat: 60.7319
Elevation	155 meter above sea level
Local time	20:28:27pm
Name province/region	Dalarnas län
Name Subregion	Leksand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Västanvik	3.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Häradsbygden	3.9 km	SouthEast
3 Insjön	7.9 km	SouthEast
4 Alvik	7.9 km	West
5 Siljansnäs	8.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	237 km	SouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	253 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	551 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 114 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dal main - Medium - Vasterdal, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Siljan (298 km² at a height of around 160 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 131.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 184 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 62%, hill: 38%, 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
Dalarna

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 202 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Mora Airport (at a distance of 37 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39 km2

49.7%

Nature

6 km2

7.7%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

14.2 km2

18.1%

Urban area

7.8 km2

9.9%

Water - Lakes

9.6 km2

12.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leksand in country Sweden

Leksand 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	EastSouthEast
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	102 km	SouthEast
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	126 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Limsjn	SE	0.1 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leksand

Type of weather in Leksand	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	16 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	04:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam