Forsväsen

Forsväsen is a work of art in , , . Forsväsen is situated nearby to the islet , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Station and Älvkarleby Church.

Power station
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant with 5 Francis turbines at , . It was built in 1911. From 1988 to 1991 a new power plant with a single Francis turbine was added, increasing its generation power from 70 MW to 126 MW. is situated 230 metres north of Forsväsen.

Church
Photo: Svens Welt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km northeast of Forsväsen.

Nature reserve
Photo: Eric Axner-Norrman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km south of Forsväsen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Älvkarleby and Marma.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and municipality at the northern edge of , where Dalälven reaches the Baltic Sea, between and .

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 298 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 8 km south of Forsväsen.

Town
Photo: Svens Welt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of in , with 6,075 inhabitants in 2010. According to the census of 2000 6,003 people lived in , most of them in Älvkarleby Municipality, but a minor part in in . is situated 8 km north of Forsväsen.

Forsväsen

Latitude
60.56132° or 60° 33′ 41″ north
Longitude
17.44104° or 17° 26′ 28″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Inception
1991
Open location code
9FGVHC6R+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5017649291
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
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Satellite Map

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