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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1023,Lat: 61.4923
Elevation	268 meter above sea level
Local time	1:12:31am
Name province/region	Sogn og Fjordane
Name Subregion	Jølster

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Langhaugane	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Farsund	10.8 km	SouthWest
3 Førde	14.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Naustdal	20.7 km	West
5 Skei	22.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	308 km	SouthEast
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	681 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	707 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Norwegian Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 14 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West. The nearest bigger lake is Jølstravatnet (38.3 km² at a height of around 206 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.6 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Kupefjellet with a height of 1287 meter (at a distance of 9.6 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 322.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 451 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 5%, hill: 51%, low mountains: 33%, moderate high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
MIDTRE BYGDER PÅ VESTLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 142 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Florø Airport (at a distance of 58 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.6 km2

37.7%

Nature

30.4 km2

38.8%

Wet nature

4.8 km2

6.1%

Agriculture

7.9 km2

10.1%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

5 km2

6.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vassenden in country Norway

Vassenden at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	69 km	EastSouthEast
2 West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord	Norway	89 km	NorthEast
3 Bryggen	Norway	129 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Førde

Type of weather in Førde	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.87 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	17 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	04:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:21 Europe/Amsterdam