Villingsberg's shooting range ( sv, Villingsbergs skjutfält) is a military training field outside
Villingsberg in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
, between
Örebro
Örebro ( , ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers in ...
in
Karlskoga and
Nora in
Kilsbergen Kilsbergen is a low mountainous ridge that separates Närke from Värmland. It is the southernmost extension of the taiga in Scandinavia and shows a flora and fauna that are unusual for the latitude. There are several skiing and hiking facilities in ...
, on the border between
Närke and
Värmland. The range extends north-east and is located in close proximity to
Bofors Test Center.
The
2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot
The 2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot II was held in Karlskoga, Sweden between 3 and 10 August. The match consisted of 30 stages over six days, and over 650 competitors Jarkko Laukia from Finland took gold in the Open division, which was the largest di ...
was hosted at the range from 3 to 10 August.
Press Release 1. October 2018 by the Svenska Dynamiska Sportskytterförbundet
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Gallery
File:Villingsberg 3.JPG, View of the camp
File:Villingsbers Skjutfälts Expedetion.JPG, Shooting range expedition
File:Villingsberg 4.JPG, View of Villingsberg's shooting range seen from the shooting area at Generalshöjden ("The Generals Height")
File:Villingsbergs skjutfält 6.jpg, View of Villingsberg's shooting range seen from the shooting area at Kärmen
File:Villingsbergs skjutfält 14.jpg, View of Villingsberg's shooting range seen from the shooting area at Berga
External links
Villingsberg's training and shooting field, on the Swedish Defense Forces websiteOnline bulletin board for the shooting range
References
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Shooting ranges in Sweden
Sports venues in Sweden
Buildings and structures in Karlskoga Municipality