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Vika

Dalarnavillage

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Coordinates60.51°, 15.71°

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City facts

Overview

Vika, a village in Dalarna, Sweden, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of 60.513°, 15.711° place it in the subarctic zone of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 938 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 37% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience short summers and long, very cold winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
60.5127
Longitude
15.7108
Water area
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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)
277,736
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,218
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,035
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,928
  • Whooper Swan
    Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,916
  • Eurasian Bullfinch
    Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,630
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,537
  • Creeping Lady's-tresses [Goodyera repens]
    Goodyera repens (L.) R.Br. · Liliopsida
    3,368
  • Eurasian Nuthatch
    Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,195

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

Ivar Hedenblad
Ivar Hedenblad
Swedish composer and music educator (1851–1909)
Georg Stiernhielm
Georg Stiernhielm
Swedish noble (1598-1672)
Rickard Lindström
Rickard Lindström
Swedish journalist (1894-1950)
G
Gustaf Engzell
Swedish writer and priest (1757-1797)
K
Karl-Ivar Hildeman
Swedish literary scholar (1919-1996)
H
Helmer Lagergren
Swedish writer (1862–1947)
Samy Nisser
Samy Nisser
S
Sven Andersson Ranck
Swedish army officer
Carl Schedin
Carl Schedin
Swedish politician (1868-1948)
Ernst Nisser
Ernst Nisser
politician (1837-1898)
A
Anders Olsson
Swedish painter (1913-1999)
G
Gertrud Sundvik
Karin Glasell
Karin Glasell
C
Carl Johan Wikman
Swedish painter
Karl Haglöf
Karl Haglöf
Swedish author
K
Karin Fredriksson
Swedish writer

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
938

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
92
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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