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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.8209,Lat: 58.1412
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	9:08:59am
At island	Orust
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Orust

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ödsmål	3.2 km	SouthEast
2 Starrkärr och Näs	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Varekil	6.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Svenshögen	7 km	East
5 Stenungsund	7.4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	207 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	274 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	384 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Svanesund lies at the Kattegat (direction EastNorthEast).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 36.7 km in NorthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Orust. The distance to the mainland is 0 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 83.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 117 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly western 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 60 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (at a distance of 37 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.2 km2

63.3%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

17.1 km2

28.4%

Urban area

3.7 km2

6.1%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

1.2%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Svanesund in country Sweden

Svanesund at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	68 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	121 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	239 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Halsefjorden	SE	1.6 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Svanesund

Type of weather in Svanesund	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	05:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam