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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.3349,Lat: 58.3627
Elevation	57 meter above sea level
Local time	12:48:53pm
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Vänersborg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vargön	3.4 km	East
2 Katrinedal	3.5 km	NorthWest
3 Nordkroken	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
4 Trollhättan	9.6 km	South
5 Väne-Åsaka	13.7 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	196 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	295 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	348 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Vänern (5572 km² at a height of around 43 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 72.4 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 101 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Västergötland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 78 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (at a distance of 5 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.1 km2

35.8%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

17.9 km2

22.7%

Urban area

14.7 km2

18.7%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

16.3 km2

20.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vänersborg in country Sweden

Vänersborg at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	69 km	WestNorthWest
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	140 km	South
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	259 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vnersborgsviken	SE	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Vänersborg
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vänersborg

Type of weather in Vänersborg	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 23 May 2024:	17 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	04:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:47 Europe/Amsterdam