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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.6575,Lat: 60.027
Elevation	114 meter above sea level
Local time	1:35:18am
Name province/region	Dalarnas län
Name Subregion	Smedjebacken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Söderbärke	7.1 km	NorthWest
2 Fagersta	8.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Norberg	15.7 km	EastNorthEast
4 Smedjebacken	18.8 km	NorthWest
5 Skinnskatteberg	22.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	162 km	EastSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	276 km	West
3 København	Denmark	512 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 111 km (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Arbogaan. The nearest bigger lake is Åmänningen (26.2 km² at a height of around 74 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 174.7 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 245 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 96%, hill: 4%, 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
Dalarna

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 134 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dala Airport (at a distance of 45 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

48.2 km2

61.5%

Nature

6.6 km2

8.5%

Agriculture

8.1 km2

10.4%

Urban area

1 km2

1.2%

Water - Lakes

14.5 km2

18.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vad in country Sweden

Vad at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	21 km	EastSouthEast
2 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	64 km	North
3 Birka and Hovgården	Sweden	132 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Hemshyttan NR	SE	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fagersta

Type of weather in Fagersta	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	16 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	04:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:09 Europe/Amsterdam