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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.494,Lat: 56.6652
Elevation	122 meter above sea level
Local time	7:57:25am
Name province/region	Saldus novads
Name Subregion	Saldus

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kalnsētas	1.1 km	East
2 Oškalni	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Emburga	2.5 km	NorthEast
4 Mežvidi	2.5 km	SouthWest
5 Draudzība	3.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	105 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	280 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	333 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 66 km (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Cieceres ezers (2.7 km² at a height of around 99 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.6 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 28.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 94 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.5 km2

12.1%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.4%

Agriculture

53.1 km2

67.6%

Urban area

9.1 km2

11.6%

Water - Lakes

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saldus in country Latvia

Saldus at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	104 km	EastNorthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	182 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	247 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cieceres ezera sala	LV	4.5 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saldus Municipality

Type of weather in Saldus Municipality	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	04:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:15 Europe/Amsterdam