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Explore Velanda in Sweden

Velanda in the region of Västra Götaland is a town in Sweden - some 220 mi or ( 354 km ) West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Velanda

Current time in Velanda is now 11:27 AM (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: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Vargon, and Varberg. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Copenhagen . We saw 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 Velanda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Vattenfall i Trollhättan

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Amy Diamond - Julen Är Här (Live Trollhättan 2009) (+ Skridsko och intervju)

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Amy sjunger Julen Är Här och åker lite skridsko och blir intervjuad på invigningen av Trollhättans isbana. Dumma stolpe! Amy sings Julen Är Här and skates and is interviewed on the grand opening of Tr ..

Wasserfälle in Trollhättan

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Wasserfälle in Trollhättan ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Film i Väst

Film i Väst (translated as "Film in west") is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, founded in 1992. Lars von Trier used its facilities in his movies, such as Dogville and Manderlay.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.27 12.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Swedish film studios

Olidan Hydroelectric Power Station

Olidan Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Trollhättan, Sweden. First opened in 1910, it was the first large scale attempt at generating electricity from water in Sweden. The construction of Olidan led to the founding of the Kungliga Vattenfallsstyrelsen (Royal Waterfall Board), which later became Vattenfall. While the first four turbines were put into service in 1910, construction continued, and another four were put into operation by 1914.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.27 12.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Sweden, Vattenfall

Hojum Hydroelectric Power Station

Hojum Power Station (alt. Håjum Power Station) is the second hydroelectric power station in Trollhättan, the first one being the older Olidan Power Station. While the first two turbines were taken into service in 1938, a third one was built and started in 1992. The first two are rated at 50 MW, while the third is rated at 70 MW. The station is mainly located underground in a large mountain hall.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.28 12.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Sweden, Vattenfall

University College West

The University College West is a university college (högskola) in the west of Sweden, located in the city Trollhättan. Before 2005, the college was called University College of Trollhättan/Uddevalla (Swedish: Högskolan i Trollhättan/Uddevalla) and was located both in Trollhättan and Vänersborg, but all study programmes were re-located to new facilities in Trollhättan in that year.

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Located at 58.28 12.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: University colleges in Sweden

Trollhättan Water Tower

The Trollhättan Water Tower is a landmark in central Trollhättan in Västergötland, Sweden. It is located next to Drottningtorget ("the Queen's Square") and University College West. The tower was built in 1909 by architect Erik Josephsson at the same year as Olidan Power Station. In 1992 it was converted to a tower of apartments. In total the tower consists of nine one or two storey apartments.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.28 12.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Listed buildings in Sweden, Towers completed in 1909, Water towers

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Velanda