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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.8733,Lat: 57.6232
Elevation	135 meter above sea level
Local time	15:31:40pm
Name province/region (Län)	Västra Götalands län
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun)	Borås

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kinnarumma	3.1 km	South
2 Rydboholm	3.3 km	North
3 Bosnäs	5.3 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Fritsla	8.9 km	SouthWest
5 Sjömarken	11 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 København	Denmark	213 km	South
2 Oslo	Norway	284 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	355 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 50 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota coastal: Viskan, Nissan, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Lyngern (31.8 km² at a distance of 27.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 159.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 224 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. 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 36 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

69.2 km2

88.1%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

1.9 km2

2.4%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Viskafors in country Sweden

Viskafors at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	65 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	150 km	NorthWest
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	177 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tattarstrmmarna	SE	3.3 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Viskafors

Type of weather in Viskafors	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	990 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	08:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:42 Europe/Amsterdam