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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.6359,Lat: 56.5579
Elevation	100 meter above sea level
Local time	14:30:20pm
Name province/region	Salas novads
Name Subregion	Sēlpils

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Stukmaņi	4.6 km	North
2 Pļaviņas	8.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Staburags	8.6 km	West
4 Kriškalni	9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Spuņģēni	11.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	103 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	208 km	South
3 Tallinn	Estonia	325 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 107 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 2.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Taborkalns with a height of 158 meter (at a distance of 4.5 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 44.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 62 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 110 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.5 km2

36.3%

Nature

2.9 km2

3.7%

Agriculture

40.3 km2

51.3%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

6.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sēlija in country Latvia

Sēlija at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	103 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	193 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	210 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vecselpils	LV	2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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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:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	38 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	04:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:02 Europe/Amsterdam