Avesta is located in Sweden (Avesta Kommun, Dalarna) and time zone Europe/Stockholm.
Places nearby are Hedemora, Fagersta and Sala.
Uppsala is 122 km away, Örebro is 122 km away and Stockholm is 177 km away as the crow flies.
Distances from Avesta to the most important cities in Sweden and the world.
60.1427400°
16.1629500°
Eastern Iranian language used in Zoroastrian scripture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AvestanEarly period in the history of the Iranian peoples
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan_periodAlphabet used mainly to write Avestan, the language of the Zoroastrian scripture Avesta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan_alphabet