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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.6231,Lat: 60.6053
Elevation	107 meter above sea level
Local time	5:57:17am
Name province/region	Dalarnas län
Name Subregion	Falun

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Danholn	9.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Sundborn	10 km	NorthEast
3 Vika	11.1 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Grycksbo	12 km	NorthWest
5 Ornäs	12 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	203 km	SouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	282 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	516 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 85 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dal main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Runn (74.4 km² at a distance of 2.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 166.2 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 233 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 75%, hill: 25%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. 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 166 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dala Airport (at a distance of 21 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.2 km2

48.7%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.6%

Agriculture

2.8 km2

3.5%

Urban area

19.9 km2

25.4%

Water - Lakes

10.4 km2

13.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Falun in country Sweden

Falun 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	0.4 km	East
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	74 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	126 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kllsltten	SE	8.6 km	West

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Falun
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Filming Location	IMDB Falun
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Falun

Type of weather in Falun	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	17 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	04:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:40 Europe/Amsterdam