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Norra Storfors Destination Guide

Discover Norra Storfors in Sweden

Norra Storfors in the region of Norrbotten is a place located in Sweden - some 459 mi or ( 739 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital .

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Local time in Norra Storfors is now 03:47 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Storfors, Skellefteå, Piteå, Nastrask, and Laver. When in this area, you might want to check out Storfors . We discovered 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 Norra Storfors ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Storforsen

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

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Interesting facts about this location

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 5 km away
Tags: Airports in Sweden, Military installations of Sweden, Swedish Air Force

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 9 km away
Tags: Pite River basin, Rapids, Rivers of Sweden

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 15 km away
Tags: Copper mines in Sweden, Former populated places in Sweden, Geography of Norrbotten County, Ghost towns in Europe, Mining communities in Sweden