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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.4373,Lat: 56.6484
Elevation	90 meter above sea level
Local time	22:04:55pm
Name province/region	Kokneses novads
Name Subregion	Kokneses

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bormaņi	4.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vecbebri	8.8 km	North
3 Staburags	9.5 km	SouthEast
4 Sece	10.3 km	South
5 Aizkraukle	13.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	87 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	217 km	South
3 Tallinn	Estonia	313 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 91 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 Pļaviņu ūdenskrātuve (25.6 km² at a distance of 0.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Grebļa kalns with a height of 138 meter (at a distance of 8.8 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 39.3 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 95 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.2 km2

32.1%

Nature

9.2 km2

11.7%

Agriculture

35.9 km2

45.7%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Water - Lakes

6.4 km2

8.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Koknese in country Latvia

Koknese at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	88 km	West
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	200 km	South
3 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	216 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Aizkraukles purvi un mezi	LV	9.1 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Koknese

Type of weather in Koknese	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	16 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	03:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:35 Europe/Amsterdam