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Varjisan Destination Guide
Explore Varjisan in Sweden
Varjisan in the region of Norrbotten is a town in Sweden - some 458 mi or ( 737 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital city .
Current time in Varjisan is now 08:07 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Storfors, Skellefteå, Piteå, Nastrask, and Laver. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Storfors . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Varjisan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Storforsen
Storforsen (in English something "Great Rapids") in Älvsby, Sweden. See more: en.wikipedia.org or www.alvsbyn.se ..
Storforsen
Taking you on a trip around Storforsen near Vidsel, Sweden. ..
Storforsen Vidsel Älvsby Sverige 2011-08-13
Euroopan suurin vapaa koski, putouskorkeus 82 mn 300 m matkalla. Merkittävä turistikohde Älvsbyn kunnassa Norrbottenin läänissä. ..
Storforsen! no people... but many water
a wonderful morning in the swedisch wild nature... rock on... bästa rock... ;) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 65.85 20.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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.
Located at 65.88 20.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 65.77 20.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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