Sandviken
Sandviken is a hamlet in Östersund municipality, Jämtland County. Sandviken is situated nearby to the locality Valla, as well as near the hamlet Knytta.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in Östersund Municipality,Sweden
- Also known as: “Sandvik”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fillstabäcken Nature Reserve and Östersund Central Station.
Fillstabäcken Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fillstabäcken Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Jämtland County in Sweden. It is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network. The nature reserve contains Sweden's most extensive area of tufa, formed by a spring that has deposited calcium carbonate here for around 5,000 years. Fillstabäcken Nature Reserve is situated 2½ km southwest of Sandviken.
Östersund Central Station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Östersund Central Station or Östersund C is the main railway station serving Östersund, Sweden. It is located on the Middle Line and the Inland Line and is served by SJ, Norrtåg, Snälltåget and Inlandsbanan- Trains leave for Stockholm a couple of times per day and once a day by Inlandsbanan to Gällivare or to Mora. Östersund Central Station is situated 3 km northeast of Sandviken.
Ändsjön
Lake
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ändsjön is a lake, which is situated 2½ km north of Sandviken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knytta and Östersund.
Östersund
Photo: Andreaze, Public domain.
Östersund is the seat of Jämtland County in Norrland in Sweden. It was founded in 1786, as the only Swedish city founded during the 18th century.
Torvalla
Suburb
Photo: Brunflokyrka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Torvalla is a city district in southern Östersund, about six kilometres from the city core. The district has a population of around 8000. Torvalla is divided into 3 smaller areas: Fjällmon or Nedre Torvalla, Skogsmon or Övre Torvalla and Ängsmon or Bortre Torvalla. Torvalla is situated 8 km east of Sandviken.
Sandviken
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.15255° or 63° 9′ 9″ northLongitude
14.5866° or 14° 35′ 12″ eastElevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)Open location code
9FMP5H3P+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2377014923OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Sandviken” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sandviken”
- Dutch: “Sandviken, Östersunds kommun”
- French: “Sandviken”
- Irish: “Sandviken”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sandviken”
- Russian: “Сандвикен”
- Swedish: “Sandviken, Östersunds kommun”
- Swedish: “Sandviken”
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Localities in the Area
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