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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.622,Lat: 55.5166
Elevation	48 meter above sea level
Local time	12:17:59pm
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Šilutė
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Švėkšna

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vilkų Kampas	4.1 km	SouthEast
2 Inkakliai	4.7 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Skomantai	6.3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Daukšaičiai	6.9 km	North
5 Šalpėnai	9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	223 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	249 km	East
3 Warszawa	Poland	368 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 33 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 (reservoir) is Kintų tv. (5.2 km² at a distance of 23.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 29 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, 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 213 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 61 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.6 km2

28.7%

Nature

2 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

51.5 km2

65.6%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Švėkšna in country Lithuania

Švėkšna at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	50 km	SouthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	216 km	East
3 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	222 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Veiviržo ir Šalpes upes	LT	3.7 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Žemaičių Naumiestis

Type of weather in Žemaičių Naumiestis	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	15 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	04:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:08 Europe/Amsterdam