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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 14.969,Lat: 58.1286
Elevation	154 meter above sea level
Local time	2:54:37am
Name province/region	Jönköpings län
Name Subregion	Tranås

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Boxholm	8.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Tranås	10.2 km	South
3 Strålsnäs	13.9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Gripenberg	16.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Hestra	20.3 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	221 km	NorthEast
2 København	Denmark	305 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	315 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 89 km (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eman coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area South Baltic. The nearest bigger lake is Sommen (134.9 km² at a height of around 146 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 212.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 297 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 72%, hill: 28%, 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
Småland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 168 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

63.8 km2

81.2%

Nature

2 km2

2.6%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

2.5 km2

3.2%

Urban area

1.3 km2

1.7%

Water - Lakes

8.7 km2

11%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sommen in country Sweden

Sommen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	192 km	SouthWest
2 Birka and Hovgården	Sweden	200 km	NorthEast
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	205 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Klmmesmlen	SE	2.4 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boxholm

Type of weather in Boxholm	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	05:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam