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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8665,Lat: 51.8451
Elevation	-1 meter above sea level
Local time	1:27:53am
Name province/region	Zuid-Holland
Name Subregion	Giessenlanden

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Giessenburg	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
2 Hardinxveld-Giessendam	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Werkendam	3.9 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Pinkenveer	3.9 km	NorthEast
5 Schelluinen	4.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	59 km	North
2 Brussel	Belgium	117 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	264 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 50 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Petrusplaat (0.9 km² at a distance of 10.9 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 38.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Flat river area
Groene Hart

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 52 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

58.5 km2

74.5%

Urban area

10.2 km2

12.9%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.2%

Water - Lakes

7.1 km2

9.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Giessen-Oudekerk in country Netherlands

Giessen-Oudekerk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout	Netherlands	16 km	WestNorthWest
2 Van Nellefabriek	Netherlands	32 km	WestNorthWest
3 Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)	Netherlands	33 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Biesbosch	NL	3.1 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Giessenburg

Type of weather in Giessenburg	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	15 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	05:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:33 Europe/Amsterdam