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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.8203,Lat: 56.8837
Elevation	113 meter above sea level
Local time	15:13:44pm
Name province/region	Kuldīgas novads
Name Subregion	Kurmāles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Turlava	6.5 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Snēpele	8.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Pelči	9.7 km	NorthEast
4 Priedaine	10.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Kuldīga	13 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	140 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	325 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	328 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Vilgāles ezers (2.3 km² at a height of around 61 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 52.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 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 131 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ventspils International Airport (at a distance of 56 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.8 km2

34.1%

Nature

13.1 km2

16.7%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

35.2 km2

44.8%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

2.4 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vilgāle in country Latvia

Vilgāle at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	140 km	EastNorthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	187 km	South
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	229 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dzirnieku plava	LV	0.9 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kuldīgas novads

Type of weather in Kuldīgas novads	broken clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	40 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	04:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:19 Europe/Amsterdam