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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 17.5793,Lat: 60.6091
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	19:13:16pm
Name province/region	Uppsala län
Name Subregion	Älvkarleby

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Älvkarleby	8.1 km	SouthWest
2 Karlholmsbruk	10.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Skutskär	10.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Furuvik	14.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Marma	15.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	152 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	387 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	409 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named North Baltic. The nearest bigger lake is Dalälven (194.9 km² at a distance of 13.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 268.1 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 375 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 39%, low location: 61%, 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
Uppland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

44 km2

73.9%

Nature

11.3 km2

19%

Wet nature

1 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

2.7 km2

4.5%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gårdskär in country Sweden

Gårdskär 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	107 km	West
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	112 km	SouthWest
3 Birka and Hovgården	Sweden	142 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mararna	SE	1.5 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Älvkarleby

Type of weather in Älvkarleby	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	16 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	04:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam