Sandviken

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Sandviken is an industrial town in central Sweden, best known as the historic home of the steel company Sandvik.

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Sandviken canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality in Sweden
urban area
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLatitude 60.6167
coordinateLongitude 16.7667
country Sweden
distanceTo about 25 km west of Gävle
economicProfile dominated by steel and engineering sectors
hasArena Jernvallen
hasBandyTeam Sandvikens AIK Bandy
linked to: Sandvikens AIK
hasIndustry engineering
manufacturing
steel production
hasMajorCompany Sandvik AB
linked to: Sandvik
hasPopulationCharacteristic medium-sized Swedish industrial town
hasRailConnectionTo Borlänge
Falun
Gävle
hasRoadConnectionVia European route E16
hasSportsClub Sandvikens AIK
Sandvikens IF
historicallyDevelopedAround Sandvik steel works
linked to: Sandvikens Jernverk
hostedEvent 1958 FIFA World Cup matches at Jernvallen
knownFor Sandvik AB headquarters
steel industry
language Swedish
locatedIn Gävleborg County
Sandviken Municipality
locatedInRegion central Sweden
locatedOn Gävle Bay region
municipalSeatOf Sandviken Municipality
namedAfter Sandvik AB
linked to: Sandvik
partOf province of Gästrikland
postalCodeType Swedish postal code
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Gästrikland hasTown Sandviken
Sandviken Municipality contains Sandviken
Sandviken Municipality hasSeat Sandviken
Sandviken campus district Sandviken
Sandvikens IF homeTown Sandviken
Sandvikens IF locatedIn Sandviken
Sandvikens IF headquartersLocation Sandviken
Järbo hasRoadConnectionTo Sandviken
Sandvikens IF locatedIn Sandviken
Högbo locatedNear Sandviken
Sandvikens AIK location Sandviken
Sandvikens AIK basedInTown Sandviken