Urfors
Urfors is a village in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County. Urfors is situated nearby to the village Åshammar, as well as near the locality Slätsvad.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alsjön and Ovansjö Church.
Ovansjö Church
Church
Photo: Ainali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ovansjö Church is situated 4 km southeast of Urfors.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Storvik and Järbo.
Storvik
Village
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Storvik is a locality situated in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,165 inhabitants in 2010. Storvik was and still is an important railway junction for freight trains. Storvik is situated 5 km south of Urfors.
Järbo
Village
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Järbo is a locality situated in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,801 inhabitants in 2010. Järbo is situated 10 km north of Urfors.
Urfors
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.63091° or 60° 37′ 51″ northLongitude
16.56931° or 16° 34′ 10″ eastElevation
74 metres (243 feet)Open location code
9FGRJHJ9+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 7467690805OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2666188
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