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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.6721,Lat: 55.6055
Elevation	74 meter above sea level
Local time	7:13:58am
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Klaipėda
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Veiviržėnai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mataičiai	2.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Daukšaičiai	3.5 km	South
3 Šukaičiai	4.9 km	NorthWest
4 Veiviržėnai	4.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Šalpėnai	5.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	214 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	249 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	378 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 36 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake is Kuršių marios (390.3 km² at a distance of 29.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 39.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 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 204 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 55 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.4 km2

36.1%

Nature

0.8 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

47.4 km2

60.4%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balsėnai in country Lithuania

Balsėnai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	58 km	SouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	213 km	NorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	216 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Veiviržo ir Šalpes upes	LT	1.3 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rietavas

Type of weather in Rietavas	clear sky
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	04:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:24 Europe/Amsterdam