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Storfors Destination Guide

Discover Storfors in Sweden

Storfors in the region of Norrbotten is a town located in Sweden - some 452 mi or ( 728 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Storfors

Local time in Storfors is now 03:52 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vitberget, Varjisan, Skellefteå, Piteå, and Norra Storfors. When in this area, you might want to check out Vitberget . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Storfors ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Storforsen

2:11 min by aboturku
Views: 1250 Rating: 5.00

Storforsen (in English something "Great Rapids") in Älvsby, Sweden. See more: en.wikipedia.org or www.alvsbyn.se ..

Storforsen

3:49 min by Christopher Riggs
Views: 546 Rating: 5.00

Taking you on a trip around Storforsen near Vidsel, Sweden. ..


Storforsen Vidsel Älvsby Sverige 2011-08-13

6:21 min by johesa1
Views: 482 Rating: 5.00

Euroopan suurin vapaa koski, putouskorkeus 82 mn 300 m matkalla. Merkittävä turistikohde Älvsbyn kunnassa Norrbottenin läänissä. ..

Storforsen! no people... but many water

2:12 min by Kelidar
Views: 170 Rating: 0.00

a wonderful morning in the swedisch wild nature... rock on... bästa rock... ;) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Laver (ghost town)

Laver is a ghost town located about 15 km southwest of Vidsel and 50 km west of Älvsbyn in Sweden which existed between 1936 and 1947. It was a mining community where copper was extracted. About 350 people lived there at most. The operations of the Laver mine ended on 4 November 1946.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 65.77 20.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Copper mines in Sweden, Former populated places in Sweden, Geography of Norrbotten County, Ghost towns in Europe, Mining communities in Sweden

Storforsen

Storforsen, a rapid in the Pite River in Swedish Norrbottens län is located approximately 38 km northwest of Älvsbyn. With an average flow of 250 m/s, the rapids are one of the biggest in Europe. The rapids stretch out over a distance of 5 km in which the riverbed is lowered by 82 metres. Flow usually is highest at midsummer: 870 m/s. During the floodyear 1995 a total of 1200 cubic metres flowed down Storforsen each second.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 65.85 20.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Pite River basin, Rapids, Rivers of Sweden

Vidsel Air Base

Vidsel Air Base is a Swedish Air Force airfield located 15 km west-northwest of the town of Vidsel, in Sweden. It is a critical part of the aerospace test and evaluation role Vidsel Test Range provides for Sweden through the Test & Evaluation (T&E) department of Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). The Swedish Armed Forces, 21st Air Force Wing is the proprietor of the Air Base. By contract between SAF and FMV, FMV T&E use the base as part of the Vidsel Test Range.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 65.88 20.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Airports in Sweden, Military installations of Sweden, Swedish Air Force