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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.4012,Lat: 56.9626
Elevation	118 meter above sea level
Local time	7:11:34am
Name province/region	Balvu novads
Name Subregion	Vectilžas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tilža	6.9 km	South
2 Egļuciems	10.5 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Briežuciems	11.6 km	EastNorthEast
4 Tikaiņi	12.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Baltinava	14.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	199 km	WestSouthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	285 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Tallinn	Estonia	318 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 184 km (direction West).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 Ploskenas ezers (0.7 km² at a height of around 121 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 18.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 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 208 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.8 km2

29%

Nature

6.3 km2

Wet nature

10.7 km2

13.6%

Agriculture

38.6 km2

49.1%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vectilža in country Latvia

Vectilža at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	109 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	199 km	WestSouthWest
3 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	243 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Orlovas (Erglu) purvs	LV	1.7 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balvu Novads

Type of weather in Balvu Novads	few clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	04:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:57 Europe/Amsterdam