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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.2339,Lat: 55.6194
Elevation	167 meter above sea level
Local time	13:44:16pm
Name province/region	Tauragė
Name Subregion	Šilalė
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Laukuva

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vabalai	1.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Dvarviečiai	1.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Gulbės	3 km	East
4 Girvainiai	3.6 km	SouthEast
5 Požerė	4.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	189 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	218 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	385 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 71 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 ež. Paršežeris (2 km² at a distance of 3.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Medvėgalis with a height of 235 meter (at a distance of 9.8 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 61 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 85 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 180 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.1 km2

10.3%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

65.5 km2

83.4%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Laukuva in country Lithuania

Laukuva at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	89 km	SouthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	184 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	189 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Paršežerio - Luksto pelkiu kompleksas	LT	2.4 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Šilalė

Type of weather in Šilalė	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	04:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:14 Europe/Amsterdam