Faran

Faran is a shoal in , . Faran is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brunsviksholmen and Nynäsgård railway station.

Lighthouse
Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lighthouse.

Railway station
Photo: Stockholmskännaren, Public domain.
Nynäsgård is a station on Stockholm's commuter rail network, located 60.6 km from and 3.3 km from Nynäshamn station on the Nynäs Line. is situated 3½ km west of Faran.

Railway station
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Nynäshamn is a station on Stockholm's commuter train network, located in within and is the terminus for the Nynäs Line. is situated 3½ km southwest of Faran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nynäshamn and Ösmo.

Town
Photo: Simon Inns, CC BY 2.0.
is a locality and the seat of , , with 16 447 inhabitants in 2023. While interest in the area as a potentially useful port grew from the mid-19th century, it was only with the opening of the railway station to Stockholm in 1901 that started to develop. is situated 3½ km southwest of Faran.

Village
Photo: Pewee, CC BY 3.0.
is a locality situated in , , with 3,911 inhabitants in 2010. It has a station on the Stockholm commuter rail network, Nynäshamn line. is situated 9 km northwest of Faran.

Faran

Latitude
58.91806° or 58° 55′ 5″ north
Longitude
18.00306° or 18° 0′ 11″ east
Open location code
9FCWW293+66
Geo­Names ID
3233891
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Satellite Map

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