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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.0222,Lat: 60.9112
Elevation	178 meter above sea level
Local time	21:49:54pm
Name province/region	Dalarnas län
Name Subregion	Rättvik

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rättvik	6.6 km	SouthEast
2 Tällberg	9.5 km	South
3 Nedre Gärdsjö	11.6 km	EastNorthEast
4 Boda	14.6 km	NorthEast
5 Siljansnäs	17.1 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	251 km	SouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	261 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	551 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 111 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dal main - Medium - Vasterdal, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Siljan (298 km² at a height of around 160 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 124.7 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 175 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 58%, hill: 42%, 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 214 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Mora Airport (at a distance of 28 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.8 km2

53.2%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

8.6 km2

10.9%

Urban area

3 km2

3.8%

Water - Lakes

23.5 km2

29.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vikarbyn in country Sweden

Vikarbyn 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	SouthEast
2 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	108 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	118 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Glistjrn	SE	4.3 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vikarbyn

Type of weather in Vikarbyn	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.25 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	16 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	04:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam