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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.2879,Lat: 59.0228
Elevation	91 meter above sea level
Local time	4:18:18am
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Bengtsfors

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bengtsfors	4.1 km	West
2 Billingsfors	5.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Fengersfors	10.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Dals Långed	10.7 km	South
5 Tösse	21.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	133 km	NorthWest
2 Stockholm	Sweden	334 km	East
3 København	Denmark	368 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.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 Foxen (55.4 km² at a distance of 3.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 30.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Dalsland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 147 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

53 km2

67.6%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

3.6 km2

4.5%

Urban area

4.3 km2

5.4%

Water - Lakes

13 km2

16.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skåpafors in country Sweden

Skåpafors at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	65 km	SouthWest
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	214 km	South
3 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	231 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Skrbo	SE	6.1 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bengtsfors

Type of weather in Bengtsfors	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	16 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	05:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam