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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.7712,Lat: 56.5584
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	16:34:57pm
Name province/region	Jelgavas novads
Name Subregion	Vircavas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pēterlauki	3.4 km	SouthWest
2 Lielvircava	4.9 km	South
3 Platone	5 km	SouthWest
4 Blukas	6.1 km	North
5 Dzirnieki	6.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	50 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	227 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	324 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 46 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Gulbju ezers (0.6 km² at a distance of 23 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 20.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 29 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 55%, low location: 45%, The hills are mainly western 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 42 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.4 km2

20.8%

Nature

3.8 km2

4.8%

Agriculture

58.1 km2

73.9%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vircava in country Latvia

Vircava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	49 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	198 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	226 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lielupes palienes plavas	LV	8.7 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jelgavas novads

Type of weather in Jelgavas novads	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	38 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	04:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:14 Europe/Amsterdam