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General information - Location

Country	Czech Republic
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.6401,Lat: 50.1813
Elevation	422 meter above sea level
Local time	6:17:49am
Name province/region	Karlovarský
Name Subregion	Sokolov
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sokolov

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Svatava	1.5 km	NorthWest
2 Dolní Rychnov	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Těšovice	2.5 km	East
4 Citice	2.8 km	SouthWest
5 Královské Poříčí	3.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	128 km	East
2 Berlin	Germany	266 km	North
3 Wien	Austria	349 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 403 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Poland.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe main - Upper - Ohre, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is vodní nádrž Horka (1.1 km² at a height of around 506 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.5 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 21.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 89%, low mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Václav Havel Airport Prague (at a distance of 116 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Karlovy Vary International Airport (at a distance of 20 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.7 km2

18.7%

Nature

14.6 km2

18.5%

Agriculture

19.5 km2

24.8%

Urban area

13.6 km2

17.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sokolov in country Czech-republic

Sokolov at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region	Czechia,Germany	29 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Margravial Opera House Bayreuth	Germany	80 km	WestSouthWest
3 Naumburg Cathedral	Germany	123 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Matyš	CZ	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Sokolov
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sokolov

Type of weather in Sokolov	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	05:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:34 Europe/Amsterdam