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Delve into Våxnäs
The district Våxnäs of Karlstad in Karlstads Kommun (Värmlands län) is a subburb in Sweden about 162 mi west of Stockholm, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Skoghall, Forshaga, Kil, Grums and Munkfors. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 41% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
7°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
6°C (44 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Elite Stadshotellet Karlstad
Clarion Collection Hotel Plaza
SCANDIC WINN KARLSTAD
SCANDIC KLARALVEN - KARLSTAD
Clarion Collection Hotel Drott
Good Morning Karlstad
SURE HOTEL SAVOY KARLSTAD
Solsta Hotell
SCANDIC KARLSTAD CITY
First Hotel River C
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Ulf Lundell - Öppna landskap (live @ Putte i Parken, Karlstad 05.07.2014)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Forshaga Municipality
Forshaga Municipality (Forshaga kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Forshaga. The first municipality named Forshaga was a market town which was detached from Grava in 1944. The local government reform of the 1970s made Forshaga a unitary municipality in 1971 and in 1974 Ullerud was added to it. Forshaga was known in the 14th century as a location for salmon fishing in the river Klarälven.
Karlstad Municipality
Karlstad Municipality (Karlstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad. The present municipality was established in 1971 when the former City of Karlstad was amalgamated with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.
Hammarö Municipality
Hammarö Municipality (Hammarö kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Skoghall. The municipality was created from Hammarö parish in 1863, and its territory has not been affected by the great municipal reforms of 1952 and 1971. With a land area of only 56.9 km it is Sweden's 12th smallest, as well as the smallest in Värmland County.
Kil Municipality
Kil Municipality (Kils kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kil. The local government reform of 1971 amalgamated Stora Kil, Järnskog and a part of Brunskog, thus forming Kil Municipality. Kil means wedge, crack or similar in Swedish, in this case referring to a bay (old Swedish). The name is at least from the fifteenth century, referring to a bay by the small lake Hyn, where the church was constructed.
Karlstad University
Karlstad University is a state university in Karlstad, Sweden. The university, being a former university college (founded 1977) was granted university status in 1999 by the Government of Sweden. Originally it was a branch of the University of Gothenburg. There are about 50 training programmes, 20 programme extensions and 800 courses within humanities, social studies, science, technology, teaching, health care and arts. As of today, it has approximately 12,500 students and 1,200 employees.
Värmlands regemente
Värmlands regemente (Värmland Regiment), designations I 22, I 2 and I 2/Fo 52, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Värmland, and it was later garrisoned in there.
Diocese of Karlstad
The Diocese of Karlstad is a diocese of the Church of Sweden. It covers most of the provinces Värmland and Dalsland. Its current borders are from 1693.
Löfbergs Lila Arena
Löfbergs Lila Arena is an arena in Karlstad, Sweden, situated just above the river delta of Klarälven. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Färjestad BK. It opened in 2001 following a complete overhaul and major expansion of the previously existing arena. It has a capacity of 8,647 people. It replaced Färjestads Ishall as the home of Färjestad. In 2004 and 2006 Löfbergs Lila Arena hosted a semi-final of Melodifestivalen.
Tingvallagymnasiet
Tingvallagymnasiet (Tingvalla upper secondary school) is an upper secondary school in Karlstad, Sweden, offering education programmes both in the social and natural sciences.
Tingvalla IP
Tingvalla Idrottsplats, Tingvalla IP, is a stadium in Karlstad, Sweden and is the home ground of the football team Carlstad United and the American football team Carlstad crusaders. It is also used for athletic events and other sports and gatherings. Built in 1919, it has a capacity of 10,000 (of which only 1,100 are seated). The attendance record was set on 24 August 2000, when 10,421 spectators saw Carlstad United play S.S. Lazio.
Karlstad Airport
Karlstad Airport is situated 16 km from Karlstad city in Sweden and had 77,620 passengers in 2010.
Färjestads Ishall
Färjestads Ishall was an arena in Karlstad, Sweden. It is home arena for the ice hockey team Färjestads BK. It opened in 1967 and held initially 8,000 people during sport events, but the capacity was later reduced to 4,700 when seating became common standard. Löfbergs Lila Arena replaced it as the home of Färjestad.
Löfbergs Lila
Löfbergs Lila is a coffee roastery in Karlstad, Sweden. It was founded in 1906 by the three brothers Josef, Anders and John Löfberg. Löfbergs Lila is today one of the largest coffee roasteries in the Nordic countries. The company is still family owned and is now in third and fourth generation. The main office and one of the roasteries is in Karlstad. They own 50% of Peter Larsens Kaffe in Viborg, Denmark. Löfbergs Lila also owns Kobbs tea. The company has 200 employees.
Killstad
Killstad is a populated place in the Värmland County of Sweden.
Karlstad Cathedral
Karlstad Cathedral is a cathedral in Karlstad, Sweden.