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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.2236,Lat: 54.6033
Elevation	89 meter above sea level
Local time	12:58:49pm
Name province/region	Marijampolė
Name Subregion	Vilkaviškis
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gižai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rimavičiai	3.7 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Balsupiai	4.9 km	South
3 Bačkiškiai	5.1 km	WestSouthWest
4 Ožkasviliai	5.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Katiliškiai	5.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	131 km	EastNorthEast
2 Rīga	Latvia	269 km	North
3 Minsk	Belarus	291 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 164 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Marijampolės tv. (1 km² at a distance of 11.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 28.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 133 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kaunas International Airport (at a distance of 68 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11 km2

14%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.8%

Agriculture

63.2 km2

80.5%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gižai in country Lithuania

Gižai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	108 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	134 km	EastNorthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	163 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Širvintos (Šeimenos) vidurupis	LT	14 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Marijampolė

Type of weather in Marijampolė	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	04:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:56 Europe/Amsterdam