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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.4554,Lat: 58.3772
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	19:37:28pm
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Lysekil

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brastad	1.8 km	NorthEast
2 Lysekil	10.9 km	South
3 Hunnebostrand	11.1 km	NorthWest
4 Väjern	11.2 km	West
5 Kungshamn	11.5 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	176 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	304 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	396 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Rixö lies at the Kattegat (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota coastal: Viskan, Nissan, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Vänern (5572 km² at a height of around 43 meter above sea level) at a distance of 49.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 55.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 78 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 92%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. 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 93 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (at a distance of 53 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.5 km2

51.8%

Nature

4.2 km2

6.3%

Agriculture

21.8 km2

32.6%

Urban area

3.3 km2

4.9%

Rock-Sand

1.3 km2

1.9%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rixö in country Sweden

Rixö at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	37 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	153 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	234 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
byfjorden	SE	3.6 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Brastad

Type of weather in Brastad	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	16 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	05:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam