Sandviken

Sandviken is a hamlet in , . Sandviken is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: settlement in Östersund Municipality,Sweden
  • Also known as: “Sandvik”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fillstabäcken Nature Reserve and Östersund Central Station.

Nature reserve
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in 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. is situated 2½ km southwest of Sandviken.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
or Östersund C is the main railway station serving , . It is located on the Middle Line and the Inland Line and is served by SJ, Norrtåg, Snälltåget and Inlandsbanan- Trains leave for a couple of times per day and once a day by Inlandsbanan to or to . is situated 3 km northeast of Sandviken.

Ruins
Photo: Andreaze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knytta and Östersund.

Hamlet
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Photo: Andreaze, Public domain.
is the seat of in in . It was founded in 1786, as the only Swedish city founded during the 18th century.

Suburb
Photo: Njaelkies Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4 km north of Sandviken.

Sandviken

Latitude
63.15255° or 63° 9′ 9″ north
Longitude
14.5866° or 14° 35′ 12″ east
Elevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)
Open location code
9FMP5H3P+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2377014923
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2680073
Wiki­data ID
Q10661247
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Satellite Map

Discover Sandviken from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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