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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.8873,Lat: 55.811
Elevation	129 meter above sea level
Local time	15:54:59pm
Name province/region	Šiauliai
Name Subregion	Kelmė
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Šaukėnai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kalniškiai	3.8 km	NorthWest
2 Pašilėnai	5.2 km	West
3 Lykšilis	5.8 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Laikšės	5.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Varputėnai	7.8 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	149 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	195 km	EastSouthEast
3 Minsk	Belarus	368 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 113 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pavėžupio tv. (8.6 km² at a distance of 3.3 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Šatrija with a height of 229 meter (at a distance of 21.7 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 56.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 79 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 141 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.8 km2

43.1%

Nature

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

39.7 km2

50.5%

Urban area

1.6 km2

2.1%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Šaukėnai in country Lithuania

Šaukėnai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	135 km	SouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	148 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	161 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Juodles miškas	LT	1 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Užventis

Type of weather in Užventis	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	23 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.67 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	47 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	15 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	04:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:06 Europe/Amsterdam