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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.5571,Lat: 56.9815
Elevation	36 meter above sea level
Local time	7:38:06am
Name province/region	Alsungas novads

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ēdole	9.4 km	NorthEast
2 Jūrkalne	10.4 km	West
3 Gudenieki	10.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Īvande	12.4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Rīva	12.5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	156 km	East
2 Tallinn	Estonia	327 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	327 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Zvirgzdu ezers (0.7 km² at a distance of 6.6 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 68.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 96 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 94%, The hills are mainly western orientated. 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 147 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ventspils International Airport (at a distance of 42 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.3 km2

36%

Nature

4.1 km2

5.2%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

44.7 km2

56.9%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.2%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alsunga in country Latvia

Alsunga at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	155 km	East
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	194 km	South
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	210 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Uzavas augstece	LV	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alsunga

Type of weather in Alsunga	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	04:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:05 Europe/Amsterdam