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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.8384,Lat: 56.4769
Elevation	122 meter above sea level
Local time	0:44:35am
Name province/region	Riebiņu novads
Name Subregion	Galēnu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lomi-Bortnieki	5.1 km	SouthEast
2 Radopole	6.1 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Stabulnieki	7.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Pustinka	8.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Strupļi	9.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	174 km	West
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	221 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	297 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 172 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 is Tiskada ezers (1.8 km² at a distance of 14.4 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 64 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 90 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 182 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.5 km2

24.8%

Nature

3.2 km2

4.1%

Wet nature

4.3 km2

5.5%

Agriculture

51.6 km2

65.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Galēni in country Latvia

Galēni at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	173 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	175 km	West
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	217 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lielais Pelecares purvs	LV	14 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Viļāni

Type of weather in Viļāni	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.98 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	04:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:05 Europe/Amsterdam