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Forsbacka

Gävleborgvillage

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Coordinates60.62°, 16.89°

Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Forsbacka is a village that lies in Gävleborg, Sweden. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a subarctic latitude (60.615°, 16.895°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 957 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 37% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests short summers and long, very cold winters. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
60.6153
Longitude
16.8950
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
291,865
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9,946
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8,945
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8,215
  • Western Jackdaw
    Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7,317
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,897
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,733
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,844
  • European Greenfinch
    Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,719

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
2.8
Largest event
2018-12-25

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
Joa Elfsberg
Swedish ice hockey player
Calle Bergström
Calle Bergström
Swedish ice hockey player
Carl-Göran Öberg
Carl-Göran Öberg
Swedish ice hockey player
Einar Snitt
Einar Snitt
Swedish footballer (1905-1973)
Gösta Dunker
Gösta Dunker
Swedish footballer and manager (1905-1973)
O
Olle Källgren
Swedish footballer (1907-1983)
J
Johan Lindström
Swedish ice-hockey player
H
Håkan Sund
Swedish composer and pianist
Mattias Hugosson
Mattias Hugosson
Swedish footballer
Stig Sjödin
Stig Sjödin
Swedish writer (1917–1993)
Valter Nyström
Valter Nyström
Swedish long-distance runner
U
Ulla Danielsson
Ida Gabrielsson
Ida Gabrielsson
Swedish politician
Frida Nordstrand
Frida Nordstrand
Swedish sports journalist
M
Marga Pettersson
Swedish actress
H
Helene Rådberg
Swedish poet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Gävleborg

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.62
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
957

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Forsbacka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Forsbacka kyrka 04 — Forsbacka, Sweden0.1 miForsbackaMasA — Forsbacka, Sweden0.3 miForsbacka bruk MasU — Forsbacka, Sweden0.3 miForsbacka bruk Mas C — Forsbacka, Sweden0.3 miForsbacka jernverk utslag — Forsbacka, Sweden0.3 miForsbacka jernverk slaggtappning — Forsbacka, Sweden0.3 miForsbacka bruk kraftverk — Forsbacka, Sweden0.4 miAlnus glutinosa foliage with blurred duck behind (15226278236) — Forsbacka, Sweden0.4 miWild flowers (15062717338) — Forsbacka, Sweden0.4 miForsbacka Bruk (15062516519) — Forsbacka, Sweden0.4 miThe wheel (15218660465) — Forsbacka, Sweden0.4 miForsbacka bruk - KMB - 16001000313204 — Forsbacka, Sweden0.4 mi1213Forsbacka bruk — Forsbacka, Sweden0.4 miResidence (15218660635) — Forsbacka, Sweden0.5 miResidence (15215580671) — Forsbacka, Sweden0.5 mi1212Forsbacka bruk — Forsbacka, Sweden0.5 mi1145Högbo bruk — Forsbacka, Sweden0.5 miChristian Lundeberg SPA7 — Forsbacka, Sweden0.7 mi1142Högbo bruk — Forsbacka, Sweden0.8 mi1147Forsbacka bruk — Forsbacka, Sweden0.9 mi1146Högbo bruk — Forsbacka, Sweden1 mi1122Mackmyra bruk — Forsbacka, Sweden2.5 miMackmyra Whisky Distillery at winter -- Mackmyra Bruk, Valbo, Sweden — Forsbacka, Sweden2.9 miMackmyra Restaurant above — Forsbacka, Sweden2.9 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org