Borås
in Borås of Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (25 mi) - Gothenburg City Airport (40 mi)
- Jönköping Airport (42 mi)
- Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (47 mi)
- Lidköping-Hovby Airport (52 mi)
- Skövde Airport (63 mi)
- Halmstad Airport (71 mi)
- Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport (99 mi)
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Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (146 mi) - Malmö Sturup Airport (152 mi)
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Oslo Gardermoen Airport (183 mi)
- Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Rock Carvings in Tanum (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Kronborg Castle (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
- Borås Zoo (zoo, (1 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 57.721 and 12.940 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 57° 43' 15" and E 12° 56' 24"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krona - SEK
- Spoken languages:
- Swedish, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:58 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:41 am and 8:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sweden.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sweden. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Explore Borås
Borås in Borås (Västra Götaland County) with it's 71,700 inhabitants is a city in Sweden about 216 mi (or 347 km) south-west of Stockholm, the country's capital.
Local time in Borås is now 03:58 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Stockholm with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Borås, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Sweden is Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 40 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sweden is Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg in a distance of 48 mi (or 77 km), South-West. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Svenljunga, Kinna, Vargarda, Herrljunga and Bollebygd. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 35% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 63% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
5°C (41 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quality Hotel Grand Boras
Comfort Hotel Jazz
BEST WESTERN HOTELL BORAS
Vila Mini-Hotel
Lages Motel & Restaurang
Hotell Sköna Nätter
SCANDIC PLAZA -BORAS
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Kortegen 2014 Borås
Valborgskortegen 2014 Sven Eriksonsgymnasiet Borås.
Borås Action Run
Swedens first obstacle race in the heart of a city. We´re doin´ it again in 2015. Hook up with us on may 9th and bring all your friends. See you! More info at http://www.actionrun.se.
RM Cheerleading 25 may 2012 Sweden Borås MFC
MFC performing in the National competition for Senior Cheeleading in Borås Sweden 25:th may 2012. This program gave a Silver medal (2/10 team competing)
Offroad meet in Borås 2014 - HD
KORK offroaders in Borås, Sweden, 2014.
Atlasstenen 2012 Borås Strongman Medley (arm over arm, Atlasstenar) Folkklass
Plats: Ryda Sportfält Stad: Borås Väder:+5 grader, blåser kalla vindar. Atlasstenarnas vikt: 100, 110, 120kg.
Borås Edit
borås edit from 2013.
Sandtåget i Borås
6 Nov 2013: Train with raw materials for glass manufacturer Ardagh in Limmared. Here passing Druvefors bridge in Borås. 2013-11-06: Sandtåget passerar bron över Viskan vid Druvefors i Borås.
No Limit Street Art Borås, 2015 teaser
This is No Limit Street Art Borås. Shots made during the 2014 festival. We´re doing it again in 2015. A warm welcome to Borås, Sweden 3-6th of September 2015. More information on http://www.noli...
Buss 200 Borås - Ulricehamn 2010
Going by bus 200 from Borås to Ulricehamn in Sweden, July 2010.
Borås HC vs Mörrum GoIS 4 - 2 121010
Borås HC kom tillbaka starkt och vann med säkra 4-2 över tabell tvåan Mörrum.
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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.
Ryavallen
Ryavallen is a multi-purpose stadium in Borås, Sweden. From its inauguration in 1941 to 2004, it was the home of IF Elfsborg who now play at Borås Arena. During the 1958 FIFA World Cup, it hosted the matches between USSR and Austria, and between England and Austria. The record attendance is 22,654 spectators, when IF Elfsborg played IFK Norrköping in 1961. After Elfsborg had left the arena, the north stand was replaced by an indoor athletics hall.
Bäckängsgymnasiet
Bäckängsgymnasiet is a gymnasium in Borås, Sweden that offers university preparatory programs in the natural and social sciences, art, and the humanities. The school was founded in 1901 as "Högre allmänna läroverket i Borås", which can be translated as "the higher education institute of Borås". Approximately 1000 students are enrolled in Bäckängsgymnasiet's programs each year. Famous alumni include: former Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, actor Helge Skoog and artist and filmmaker Pål Hollender.
Borås Arena
Borås Arena is a football stadium in Borås, Sweden. It is the home ground of IF Elfsborg and Norrby IF and was opened in 2005. Borås Arena has an artificial turf pitch, GreenFields MX by GreenFields, and has a capacity of 14,500–17,800 depending on usage. Both clubs presently using the stadium previously had Ryavallen as their home ground. Until recently it was the only stadium in Allsvenskan built in the last 40 years.
Knalleland
Knalleland is a shopping center in Borås, Sweden. It is one of the largest shopping centers in the west Sweden.
Borås Municipality
Borås Municipality (Borås kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås. In 1971 the City of Borås was made a municipality (kommun) when the unitary type of local government unit was introduced in Sweden. Three years later a lot of surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with Borås. In 1995 the western part was split off, creating Bollebygd Municipality.
Sven Eriksonsgymnasiet
Sven Eriksonsgymnasiet is a gymnasium in Borås, Sweden, which has courses in technical sciences, economy, energy, entrepreneuring and international baccalaureate. It also has various sport courses such as football and ice hockey. The course School of Athletics is one of few in Sweden and Sven Erikson is one of three schools in the country that have a serious commitment to football (soccer) by having a cooperation with the Swedish Football Association http://svenskfotboll. se/in-english/.
Textile Museum of Borås
The Textile Museum of Borås (Swedish: Textilmuseet i Borås) is a museum of textile history in the city of Borås, Sweden. In a broad sense this museum stands for and is a part of Borås' history. Borås once was the textile capital of Sweden and this museum is now located in a former textile factory building from 1898, Åkerlund's Cotton Spinning Ltd. , that has been turned into a museum. Around the year of 1900 the textile industry of Borås began to flourish, making the city grow.
University of Borås
University of Borås (formerly named "University College of Borås", Swedish: Högskolan i Borås) is a university college (högskola) in Borås, Sweden.
Caroli church, Borås
Caroli church, is the oldest building in Borås, Sweden. It dates back to the 13th century. Lars Johansson is the Vicar for the parish of Caroli.
Borås Ishall
Borås Ishall is an indoor arena located in Borås, Sweden. It is Borås HC's current home arena and has a capacity of 3,700 spectators.
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Borås: Knalleporten, Borås (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Celfsborg, بوروس, Горад Бурас, Бурос, Borås, בורוס, ボロース, ბუროსი, 보로스, Boerosia, Burosas, Burosa, بوراس, Борос, บูโรส, 布羅斯
