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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.9997,Lat: 60.1298
Elevation	89 meter above sea level
Local time	20:31:19pm
Name province/region	Värmlands län
Name Subregion	Torsby

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oleby	2.4 km	East
2 Lysvik	14.7 km	SouthEast
3 Uddheden	20.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Östmark	21.5 km	NorthWest
5 Ekshärad	27.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	129 km	WestSouthWest
2 Stockholm	Sweden	303 km	EastSouthEast
3 København	Denmark	491 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 127 km (direction WestSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Övre Fryken (42.9 km² at a distance of 0.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 26.4 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 90%, hill: 10%, 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
Värmland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 106 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Torsby Airport (at a distance of 3.1 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.5 km2

59.2%

Nature

3.9 km2

Agriculture

14.7 km2

18.7%

Urban area

6.2 km2

7.9%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

6 km2

7.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torsby in country Sweden

Torsby 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	155 km	EastNorthEast
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	169 km	East
3 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	185 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gultberget	SE	12 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Torsby

Type of weather in Torsby	clear sky
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	40 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	17 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	04:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam