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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.3923,Lat: 58.3598
Elevation	70 meter above sea level
Local time	14:37:57pm
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Vänersborg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nordkroken	2.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vänersborg	3.4 km	West
3 Katrinedal	6.5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Trollhättan	10.5 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Väne-Åsaka	12.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	197 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	294 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	344 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 28 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 1.4 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 74.5 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 104 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
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 5.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.2 km2

46.1%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

14.4 km2

18.4%

Urban area

12.4 km2

15.7%

Water - Lakes

14.1 km2

18%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vargön in country Sweden

Vargön at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	72 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
Halle- och Hunnebergs branter	SE	0.8 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vargön

Type of weather in Vargön	clear sky
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	42 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	16 hour and 60 minutes
Sunrise :	04:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:36 Europe/Amsterdam