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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 14.7981,Lat: 56.894
Elevation	180 meter above sea level
Local time	6:29:39am
Name province/region	Kronobergs län
Name Subregion	Växjö

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gemla	9.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Åryd	13.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Tävelsås	14.3 km	South
4 Åby	14.5 km	North
5 Alvesta	15.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 København	Denmark	189 km	SouthWest
2 Stockholm	Sweden	328 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Oslo	Norway	412 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 79 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eman coastal: 7, part of the larger catchment area South Baltic. The nearest bigger lake is Helgasjön (53.8 km² at a height of around 162 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 291.7 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 408 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 92%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Småland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 175 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Växjö Kronoberg Airport (at a distance of 5.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.5 km2

32.5%

Nature

2.4 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

4.5 km2

5.8%

Urban area

25.2 km2

32%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

16.7 km2

21.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Växjö in country Sweden

Växjö at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Naval Port of Karlskrona	Sweden	94 km	SouthEast
2 Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland	Sweden	121 km	EastSouthEast
3 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	149 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bokhultet	SE	2.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vaxjo

Type of weather in Vaxjo	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	05:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam