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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 10.2982,Lat: 60.0676
Elevation	75 meter above sea level
Local time	15:25:32pm
Name province/region	Buskerud
Name Subregion	Hole

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sundvollen	1.1 km	SouthEast
2 Steinsåsen	2.4 km	North
3 Helgelandsmoen	6.2 km	NorthWest
4 Gomnes	7.1 km	West
5 Norderhov	7.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	30 km	SouthEast
2 Stockholm	Sweden	449 km	East
3 København	Denmark	502 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Bay. The nearest bigger lake is Tyrifjorden (137.6 km² at a height of around 62 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 90 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 126 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 62%, hill: 32%, low mountains: 6%, 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
INNSJØ- OG SILURBYGDENE PÅ ØSTLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 47 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.9 km2

44.5%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.1%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

14.6 km2

18.5%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.2%

Water - Lakes

23.8 km2

30.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kroksund in country Norway

Kroksund at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	98 km	WestSouthWest
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	163 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	212 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vik

Type of weather in Vik	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	34 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	17 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	04:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:48 Europe/Amsterdam