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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.9655,Lat: 56.6703
Elevation	100 meter above sea level
Local time	16:55:28pm
Name province/region	Dobeles novads
Name Subregion	Bikstu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Upenieki	4.2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Kaķenieki	4.6 km	East
3 Leveste	6.1 km	North
4 Jaunpils	7.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Zebrene	8.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	78 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	263 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	323 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 48 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Zebrus ezers (4.4 km² at a distance of 3.3 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Smiltiņkalns with a height of 155 meter (at a distance of 24.8 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 28.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 67 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.2 km2

24.5%

Nature

5.4 km2

6.8%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

50.5 km2

64.3%

Water - Lakes

3.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Biksti in country Latvia

Biksti at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	77 km	NorthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	199 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	231 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Zebrus un Svetes ezers	LV	2.5 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jaunpils

Type of weather in Jaunpils	few clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	04:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:15 Europe/Amsterdam