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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.2389,Lat: 56.5945
Elevation	73 meter above sea level
Local time	12:48:59pm
Name province/region	Aizkraukles novads
Name Subregion	Aizkraukle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aizkraukle	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Sērene	2.7 km	SouthWest
3 Zemkopības institūts	8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Skrīveri	9.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Daudzeva	9.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	79 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	211 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	317 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 86 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Lower - Aiviekste, Drysa, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pļaviņu ūdenskrātuve (25.6 km² at a distance of 0.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Grebļa kalns with a height of 138 meter (at a distance of 7.6 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 26 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 Riga International Airport (at a distance of 86 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.9 km2

25.4%

Nature

5.4 km2

6.8%

Agriculture

39.2 km2

50%

Urban area

2.8 km2

3.5%

Water - Lakes

10.8 km2

13.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aizkraukle in country Latvia

Aizkraukle at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	80 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	192 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	213 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Daugavas ieleja	LV	0.8 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aizkraukle

Type of weather in Aizkraukle	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	40 %
Daylength at 16 April 2024:	14 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	05:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:28 Europe/Amsterdam