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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 14.9498,Lat: 60.7255
Elevation	170 meter above sea level
Local time	14:46:04pm
Name province/region (Län)	Dalarnas län
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun)	Leksand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Leksand	3.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Alvik	5.1 km	WestNorthWest
3 Häradsbygden	5.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 Siljansnäs	6.8 km	NorthWest
5 Insjön	9.7 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	239 km	SouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	250 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	554 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 117 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dal main - Medium - Vasterdal, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Siljan (298 km² at a height of around 160 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 128.7 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 180 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 52%, hill: 48%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Dalarna

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 204 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Mora Airport (at a distance of 35 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.8 km2

49.4%

Nature

9.7 km2

12.4%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

7.4 km2

9.4%

Urban area

7.5 km2

9.6%

Water - Lakes

13.9 km2

17.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Västanvik in country Sweden

Västanvik 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	40 km	EastSouthEast
2 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	103 km	SouthEast
3 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	128 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Limsjn	SE	3.3 km	EastNorthEast

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leksand

Type of weather in Leksand	light snow
Current temperature:	-6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	987 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	6 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	08:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:13 Europe/Amsterdam