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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.0746,Lat: 60.5939
Elevation	172 meter above sea level
Local time	23:11:32pm
Name province/region	Dalarnas län
Name Subregion	Gagnef

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Djura	4.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Djurås	5 km	SouthEast
3 Djurmo	7.9 km	SouthEast
4 Insjön	9.2 km	North
5 Sifferbo	9.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	225 km	SouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	252 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	547 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 114 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dal main - Medium - Vasterdal, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Siljan (298 km² at a height of around 160 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 136 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 190 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 56%, hill: 44%, 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
Dalarna

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 190 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dala Airport (at a distance of 31 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.2 km2

52.4%

Nature

6.9 km2

8.8%

Agriculture

23.1 km2

29.5%

Urban area

3.4 km2

4.3%

Water - Lakes

3.6 km2

4.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gagnef in country Sweden

Gagnef 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	31 km	East
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	87 km	SouthEast
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	137 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Grvsbuan	SE	3.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gagnef

Type of weather in Gagnef	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.42 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	17 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	04:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam