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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.8202,Lat: 56.2985
Elevation	54 meter above sea level
Local time	19:28:03pm
Name province/region	Šiauliai
Name Subregion	Joniškis
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Kriukai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lieporai	3.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Skakai	3.7 km	South
3 Pavirčiuvė	5.4 km	SouthWest
4 Mindaugiai	5.8 km	SouthWest
5 Blauzdžiūnai	6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	76 km	North
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	200 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	352 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 75 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Latvia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Baltausių tv. (0.8 km² at a distance of 9.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 3.4 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.8 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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 70 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10 km2

12.8%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

65.3 km2

83.1%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kriukai in country Lithuania

Kriukai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	75 km	North
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	170 km	SouthEast
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	203 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Satkunu miškas	LT	8.9 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Joniškis

Type of weather in Joniškis	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	04:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:12 Europe/Amsterdam