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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 16.7752,Lat: 60.6191
Elevation	63 meter above sea level
Local time	20:04:54pm
Name province/region	Gävleborgs län
Name Subregion	Sandviken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Jäderfors	7 km	NorthWest
2 Forsbacka	7.4 km	East
3 Backberg	8.7 km	West
4 Kungsgården	9.5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Valbo	11.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	168 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	344 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	453 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 23 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 1.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 226 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 316 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly 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 125 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.9 km2

48.2%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

5.3 km2

6.7%

Urban area

13.8 km2

17.6%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

18 km2

23%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sandviken in country Sweden

Sandviken 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	63 km	West
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	84 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	125 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Myrar ster om jaren	SE	9.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sandviken

Type of weather in Sandviken	few clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	16 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	04:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam