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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.8685,Lat: 56.7987
Elevation	65 meter above sea level
Local time	16:04:58pm
Name province/region	Ķeguma novads
Name Subregion	Rembates

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rembate	7.2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Ogresgals	7.7 km	West
3 Lēdmane	8.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 Lielvārde	9.1 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Ķegums	10.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	49 km	West
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	235 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	293 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 54 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 Ķeguma ūdenskrātuve (16.2 km² at a distance of 9.9 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 38.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 56 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.4 km2

36.2%

Nature

7.7 km2

9.8%

Agriculture

40.6 km2

51.8%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Glāžšķūnis in country Latvia

Glāžšķūnis at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	49 km	West
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	213 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	236 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ogres ieleja	LV	0 km	WestSouthWest

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	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	04:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:12 Europe/Amsterdam