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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.7207,Lat: 56.6169
Elevation	82 meter above sea level
Local time	8:58:09am
Name province/region	Pļaviņu novads
Name Subregion	Pļaviņas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kriškalni	0.8 km	North
2 Stukmaņi	5.4 km	SouthWest
3 Sēlija	8.4 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Spuņģēni	10.2 km	SouthEast
5 Odziena	10.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	105 km	West
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	215 km	South
3 Tallinn	Estonia	319 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 106 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 4.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Taborkalns with a height of 158 meter (at a distance of 4.1 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 51.6 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 72 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 112 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.7 km2

34.1%

Nature

6.1 km2

7.7%

Agriculture

36.6 km2

46.7%

Urban area

2.7 km2

3.4%

Water - Lakes

5.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pļaviņas in country Latvia

Pļaviņas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	105 km	West
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	201 km	South
3 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	205 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Klintaine	LV	8.2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pļaviņas

Type of weather in Pļaviņas	few clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.25 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	04:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:06 Europe/Amsterdam