Flakön

Flakön is an islet in , , . Flakön 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
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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 380 metres northeast of Flakön.

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

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Älvkarleby and Marma.

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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 Flakön.

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 Flakön.

Flakön

Latitude
60.56022° or 60° 33′ 37″ north
Longitude
17.43932° or 17° 26′ 22″ east
Open location code
9FGVHC6Q+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 335300379
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
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