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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.5373,Lat: 59.8089
Elevation	176 meter above sea level
Local time	10:46:05am
Name province/region	Västmanlands län
Name Subregion	Skinnskatteberg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skinnskatteberg	8.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Ramsberg	14.2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Stråssa	19.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Vad	25.1 km	North
5 Gusselby	25.5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	157 km	EastSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	270 km	West
3 København	Denmark	487 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 132 km (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Arbogaan. The nearest bigger lake is Åmänningen (26.2 km² at a height of around 74 meter above sea level) at a distance of 25.4 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 173 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 242 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 69%, hill: 31%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Västmanland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 135 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Stockholm Västerås Airport (at a distance of 67 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

59.3 km2

75.6%

Nature

7.7 km2

9.8%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

2.6 km2

3.3%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.2%

Water - Lakes

5.8 km2

7.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riddarhyttan in country Sweden

Riddarhyttan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	32 km	NorthEast
2 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	89 km	North
3 Birka and Hovgården	Sweden	125 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Forsn-Brtmossen	SE	0.4 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skinnskatteberg

Type of weather in Skinnskatteberg	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	34 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	17 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	04:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam