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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.6782,Lat: 57.2235
Elevation	9 meter above sea level
Local time	9:35:43am
Name province/region	Ventspils novads
Name Subregion	Piltene

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ventava	4 km	West
2 Zūras	5.6 km	WestNorthWest
3 Ziras	8.3 km	SouthWest
4 Vārve	11.8 km	NorthWest
5 Tārgale	12.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	151 km	East
2 Tallinn	Estonia	301 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	311 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Lielais Nabes ezers (0.7 km² at a distance of 18.4 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 91.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 128 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 58%, low location: 42%, 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 143 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ventspils International Airport (at a distance of 17 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.7 km2

35.3%

Nature

6.1 km2

7.8%

Wet nature

2.3 km2

2.9%

Agriculture

38.7 km2

49.3%

Urban area

1.3 km2

1.7%

Water - Lakes

2.4 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Piltene in country Latvia

Piltene at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	151 km	East
2 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	209 km	West
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	222 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Uzavas lejtece	LV	11 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Piltene
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Piltene

Type of weather in Piltene	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	04:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:25 Europe/Amsterdam