Forssjön
Forssjön is a lake in Dalarna, Svealand. Forssjön is situated nearby to the hamlet Högsveden, as well as near the locality Västanfors.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Avesta Municipality, Sweden
- Also known as: “Forssjon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dickasjön.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fors and Nordanö.
Fors
Village
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Fors is a locality situated in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 827 inhabitants in 2010.
Nordanö
Village
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Nordanö is a locality situated in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 435 inhabitants in 2010. Nordanö is situated 8 km southwest of Forssjön.
Brunnbäck
Suburb
Brunnbäck is a small community in Sweden, eight kilometers southeast of Avesta in Dalarna at a crossing of Dalälven. In 1521, at the Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry, Swedish rebel troops under Peder Svensson and Olof Bonde defeated a Danish host by encirclement, cementing the Swedish Rebellion and allowing Gustav Vasa sufficient time to raise an army to challenge the Danish king. Brunnbäck is situated 9 km south of Forssjön.
Forssjön
- Categories: lake water body and body of water
- Location: Dalarna, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.20321° or 60° 12′ 12″ northLongitude
16.31723° or 16° 19′ 2″ eastElevation
76 metres (249 feet)Open location code
9FGR6838+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 12120972OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2713919Wikidata ID
Q17638462
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Satellite Map
Discover Forssjön from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Swedish—“Forssjön” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره فورسچون (بحيره)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره فورسچون”
- French: “Forssjön”
- Norwegian: “Forssjön”
- Norwegian: “Forssjøn”
- Swedish: “Forssjön, Dalarna”
- Swedish: “Forssjön”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Högsveden and Västanfors.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fors railway station and Fors Skola.
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