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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.3635,Lat: 56.4897
Elevation	56 meter above sea level
Local time	6:55:36am
Name province/region	Grobiņas novads
Name Subregion	Gaviezes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Virga	3.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Gavieze	5.2 km	West
3 Tadaiķi	5.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Paplaka	7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Bunka	8.4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	177 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	316 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	366 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 22 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Prūšu ūdenskrātuve (0.6 km² at a distance of 9.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 22.9 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 32 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 166 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liepaja International Airport (at a distance of 17 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.6 km2

22.4%

Nature

3.1 km2

3.9%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

57.6 km2

73.4%

Urban area

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vārtāja in country Latvia

Vārtāja at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	138 km	South
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	176 km	EastNorthEast
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	226 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gaviezes amuli	LV	2.8 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Liepājas Rajons

Type of weather in Liepājas Rajons	clear sky
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	04:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:19 Europe/Amsterdam