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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6887,Lat: 53.238
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	14:38:06pm
Name province/region (Provincie)	Friesland
Official website region	Official link Friesland
Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente)	Menameradiel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beetgumermolen	1 km	East
2 Engelum	2.3 km	SouthEast
3 Berlikum	2.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Menaldum	2.9 km	SouthWest
5 Marssum	4 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	110 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	281 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	405 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Groote Wielen (0.8 km² at a distance of 11.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 96.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 135 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, 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 121 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

71.7 km2

91.3%

Urban area

4.2 km2

5.4%

Infrastructure

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Beetgum in country Netherlands

Beetgum at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	44 km	South
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	52 km	EastSouthEast
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	67 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Waddenzee	NL	8.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Berltsum

Type of weather in Berltsum	broken clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 12 July 2025:	16 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	05:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:00 Europe/Amsterdam