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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.7527,Lat: 56.6315
Elevation	64 meter above sea level
Local time	10:42:53am
Name province/region	Ķeguma novads
Name Subregion	Birzgales

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dzelmes	10.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Kaibala	10.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lielvārde	10.9 km	North
4 Ķegums	12.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Taurkalne	13.1 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	53 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	217 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	311 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 64 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Ķeguma ūdenskrātuve (16.2 km² at a distance of 8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 21.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.4 km2

54%

Nature

4.7 km2

5.9%

Agriculture

31.1 km2

39.6%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Birzgale in country Latvia

Birzgale at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	53 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	195 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	220 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Daugava pie Kaibalas	LV	8 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lielvārde

Type of weather in Lielvārde	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	04:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:08 Europe/Amsterdam