Garpenberg
Located in Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County Coordinates: 60°19′00″ N 16°12′00″ E
- Population
- 515
- 515
- Elevation
- 130 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BLE Dala Airport40 km
- VST Stockholm Västerås Airport85 km
About Garpenberg
Garpenberg is a village. Location: Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County. Population: 515. Elevation: 130 m.
Garpenberg is a locality situated in Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 518 inhabitants in 2010. Hedemora and Garpenberg Court District, or Hedemora och Garpenbergs tingslag, was a district of Dalarna in Sweden. The court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of the rural areas in Dalarna, except for one district that was a hundred (härad). The entire province had once been a single hundred, called Dala hundare. Paul Palen, a sport shooter, was born here
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At a glance
- Area
- 1 km²
Source: Wikidata
Population of Garpenberg over time
| 2010 | 518 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 515 | |
| 2016 | 526 | |
| 2017 | 544 | |
| 2018 | 504 | |
| 2019 | 506 | |
| 2020 | 483 | |
| 2023 | 479 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Garpenberg
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- July (76 mm)
- Driest month
- February (29 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -2° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -5° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 29 | 37 | 42 | 41 | 64 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 55 | 60 | 48 |
How to get to Garpenberg
The nearest airport is Dala Airport (BLE), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) (85 km). The nearest large city is Västerås, 80 km to the south.
Airports
- Dala Airport (BLE) Borlange 40 kmwest
- Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) Stockholm / Västerås 85 kmsouth
- Mora Airport (MXX) Mora 117 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Västerås Population: 127.8K 80 kmsouth
- Örebro Population: 156K 129 kmsouthwest
- Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 139 kmsoutheast
- Stockholm Population: 1.5M 152 kmsoutheast
- Jönköping Population: 112.8K 306 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Garpenberg
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 90 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Rankholmen Island 7 kmNW
- Lammön Island 22 kmSE
- Killön Island 13 kmE
- Ön Island 11 kmSW
25–60 km34 places
- Långön Island 52 kmN
- Mäsberget Mountain 43 kmSW
- St. Spånsberget Mountain 59 kmW
- Malmön Island 43 kmNE
60–100 km69 places
- Granholmen Island 95 kmS
- Nyckelön Island 95 kmS
- Kalvholmen Island 94 kmS
- Måholmen Island 95 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rankholmen Island, Dalarna County7.2 km NW
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Ön Island, Dalarna County11 km SW
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Killön Island, Dalarna County13 km E
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Lammön Island, Dalarna County22 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources