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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 13.5523,Lat: 59.8391
Elevation	121 meter above sea level
Local time	9:03:30am
Name province/region	Värmlands län
Name Subregion	Munkfors

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mjönäs	4.3 km	North
2 Sunnemo	11.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Råda	18.8 km	North
4 Uddeholm	20.6 km	North
5 Hagfors	22.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	158 km	West
2 Stockholm	Sweden	265 km	East
3 København	Denmark	462 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 147 km (direction SouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Visten (33.6 km² at a distance of 14.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 65.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 92 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 71%, hill: 29%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Värmland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 143 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hagfors Airport (at a distance of 20 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

52.5 km2

66.9%

Nature

8.1 km2

10.4%

Wet nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

7.9 km2

10%

Urban area

5.5 km2

Water - Lakes

2.8 km2

3.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Munkfors in country Sweden

Munkfors at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	138 km	East
2 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	143 km	NorthEast
3 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	179 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jordbacktjrnarna	SE	6.8 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Munkfors

Type of weather in Munkfors	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	41 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	17 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	04:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:40 Europe/Amsterdam