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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.7436,Lat: 56.5174
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	4:38:31am
Name province/region	Jelgavas novads
Name Subregion	Platones

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pēterlauki	3.1 km	NorthWest
2 Platone	3.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Vircava	4.9 km	North
4 Oglaine	5.6 km	EastSouthEast
5 Mazlauki	6.6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	54 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	224 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	328 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 50 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Gulbju ezers (0.6 km² at a distance of 20.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 16.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 16%, low location: 84%, The hills are mainly western 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 47 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.3 km2

4.2%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

72.6 km2

92.4%

Urban area

0.2 km2

0.2%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lielvircava in country Latvia

Lielvircava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	54 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	195 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	222 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lielupes palienes plavas	LV	13 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jelgavas novads

Type of weather in Jelgavas novads	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	04:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:09 Europe/Amsterdam