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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.9283,Lat: 56.5648
Elevation	78 meter above sea level
Local time	12:41:21pm
Name province/region	Vecumnieku novads
Name Subregion	Valles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dzelmes	8.8 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Jaunjelgava	11.3 km	NorthEast
3 Jumprava	12.7 km	North
4 Birzgale	13.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Valle	13.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	66 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	209 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	319 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 76 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Ķeguma ūdenskrātuve (16.2 km² at a distance of 8.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 13 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 71 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

60.8 km2

77.4%

Nature

14.2 km2

18.1%

Agriculture

3.1 km2

3.9%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Taurkalne in country Latvia

Taurkalne at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	66 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	187 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	211 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dunezera purvs	LV	2.8 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jaunjelgava

Type of weather in Jaunjelgava	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.99 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 :	04:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:05 Europe/Amsterdam