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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 17.1216,Lat: 60.69
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	20:48:53pm
Name province/region	Gävleborgs län
Name Subregion	Gävle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Forsby	2.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Åbyggeby	5.4 km	North
3 Lund	7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Sälgsjön	8.2 km	South
5 Norrlandet	8.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	167 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	364 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	435 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction East).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 15.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 241.5 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 338 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 29%, low location: 71%, 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
Gästrikland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 124 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.7 km2

45.5%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

5.4 km2

6.9%

Urban area

25 km2

31.8%

Infrastructure

2.3 km2

Water - Lakes

2.7 km2

3.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gävle in country Sweden

Gävle 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	82 km	WestSouthWest
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	101 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	124 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Testebons delta	SE	1.8 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gävle

Type of weather in Gävle	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	16 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	04:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam