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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 16.4795,Lat: 60.5109
Elevation	69 meter above sea level
Local time	5:40:33am
Name province/region	Gävleborgs län
Name Subregion	Hofors

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hammarby	6.2 km	NorthEast
2 Storvik	8.9 km	North
3 Västerberg	10.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Hofors	11.3 km	WestNorthWest
5 Kungsgården	12.5 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	165 km	SouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	326 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	469 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 42 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 8.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 213.3 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 299 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. 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

46.9 km2

59.7%

Nature

4.7 km2

Agriculture

24 km2

30.6%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torsåker in country Sweden

Torsåker 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	48 km	West
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	66 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	134 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Fbods	SE	9.1 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hofors

Type of weather in Hofors	clear sky
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	16 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	04:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam