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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.0093,Lat: 56.6738
Elevation	44 meter above sea level
Local time	16:26:51pm
Name province/region	Skrundas novads
Name Subregion	Skrunda

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kušaiņi	2.9 km	NorthEast
2 Līdumnieki	6 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Rudbārži	8.6 km	WestSouthWest
4 Laidi	11.3 km	NorthWest
5 Raņķi	12.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	133 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	300 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	344 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 53 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Skrundas dīķi (1.2 km² at a height of around 30 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 27.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 123 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liepaja International Airport (at a distance of 59 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.8 km2

37.9%

Nature

12.3 km2

15.6%

Agriculture

29.4 km2

37.5%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.5%

Water - Lakes

3.5 km2

4.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skrunda in country Latvia

Skrunda at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	132 km	EastNorthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	169 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	250 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Skrundas zivju diki	LV	1.1 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skrunda

Type of weather in Skrunda	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	41 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	04:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:07 Europe/Amsterdam