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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0041,Lat: 53.3406
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	6:35:00am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Dongeradeel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dokkum	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Hiaure	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Wetsens	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Hantumeruitburen	2.3 km	North
5 Bornwird	3.3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	131 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	300 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	415 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Lauwersmeer (24.4 km² at a distance of 10.6 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 79.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 111 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Flat marine clay area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 142 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

72.2 km2

92%

Urban area

5.9 km2

7.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aalsum in country Netherlands

Aalsum at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	42 km	SouthEast
2 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	59 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	80 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Waddenzee	NL	6.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dokkum

Type of weather in Dokkum	light intensity drizzle rain
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam