Västanån

Västanån is a locality in , and has about 100 residents. Västanån is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Locality with 100 residents
  • Description: settlement in Älvkarleby Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Vastana”, “Västanå”, and “Vestanå”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Älvkarleby Church and Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Station.

Church
Photo: Svens Welt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Power station
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant with 5 Francis turbines at , . It was built in 1911. From 1988 to 1991 a new power plant with a single Francis turbine was added, increasing its generation power from 70 MW to 126 MW.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Älvkarleby and Skutskär.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and municipality at the northern edge of , where Dalälven reaches the Baltic Sea, between and .

Town
Photo: Svens Welt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of in , with 6,075 inhabitants in 2010. According to the census of 2000 6,003 people lived in , most of them in Älvkarleby Municipality, but a minor part in in . is situated 6 km north of Västanån.

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 352 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 8 km northeast of Västanån.

Västanån

Latitude
60.58199° or 60° 34′ 55″ north
Longitude
17.44123° or 17° 26′ 28″ east
Population
100
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9FGVHCJR+QF
Geo­Names ID
2664589
Wiki­data ID
Q33109206
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Västanån” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Västanån”
  • Dutch: “Västanån”
  • French: “Västanån”
  • German: “Västanån”
  • Low German: “Västanån”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Västanån”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Västanån”
  • Swedish: “S0930”
  • Swedish: “Västanån”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Älvkarleby station and Stallfjärd.

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