Krokoforsen

Krokoforsen is a rapids in Kronoby, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia. Krokoforsen is situated nearby to the rapids Melakosk, as well as near the power station Kaitfors kraftverk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nedervetil Church.

Nedervetil Church

Church

Photo: Zunter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nedervetil Church is situated 3½ km west of Krokoforsen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nedervetil.

Nedervetil is a former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is now part of Kronoby municipality. It has given its Finnish name to Alaveteli, open source software to help in Freedom of Information enquiries, because Anders Chydenius, an early proponent of freedom of the press, lived and worked as a curate in this area for some years. Nedervetil is situated 4 km west of Krokoforsen.

Krokoforsen

Type: Rapids
Category: body of water
Location: Kronoby, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.69949° or 63° 41′ 58″ north

Longitude

23.40114° or 23° 24′ 4″ east

Open location code

9GM5MCX2+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2467457403

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=rapids

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Krokoforsen” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Vääräkoski”
Swedish: “Krokoforsen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Melakosk and Kaitfors kraftverk.

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