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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.3709,Lat: 55.9644
Elevation	190 meter above sea level
Local time	21:14:25pm
Name province/region	Krāslavas novads
Name Subregion	Skaistas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kalnieši	10.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Pastari	11.6 km	SouthWest
3 Konstantinova	11.6 km	North
4 Auleja	12.1 km	NorthWest
5 Kombuļi	12.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	194 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Rīga	Latvia	229 km	WestNorthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	237 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 232 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 is Drīdzis (7.4 km² at a height of around 158 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Sauleskalns with a height of 211 meter (at a distance of 9 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 16.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 96%, hill: 4%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 198 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.8 km2

15.1%

Nature

3.3 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

56.6 km2

72.2%

Water - Lakes

6.7 km2

8.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skaista in country Latvia

Skaista at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	194 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	200 km	SouthWest
3 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	214 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dridza ezers	LV	0.6 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Krāslava

Type of weather in Krāslava	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	04:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:42 Europe/Amsterdam