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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 16.9087,Lat: 60.6123
Elevation	54 meter above sea level
Local time	18:54:13pm
Name province/region (Län)	Gävleborgs län
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun)	Gävle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Valbo	5.1 km	NorthEast
2 Sandviken	7.4 km	West
3 Lund	7.8 km	NorthEast
4 Sälgsjön	11.2 km	East
5 Jäderfors	13.5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	164 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	351 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	446 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Bothnian coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Storsjön (74.2 km² at a height of around 61 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 233.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 326 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Gästrikland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 121 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.5 km2

54.2%

Nature

6.1 km2

7.7%

Wet nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

6 km2

7.6%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Infrastructure

2.2 km2

2.8%

Water - Lakes

15.5 km2

19.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forsbacka in country Sweden

Forsbacka 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	70 km	West
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	87 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	128 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lomsmuren	SE	7.2 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rörberg

Type of weather in Rörberg	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	982 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	6 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	08:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:06 Europe/Amsterdam