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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4569,Lat: 52.8828
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	8:12:08am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Súdwest-Fryslân

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bakhuizen	1.4 km	South
2 Mirns	2.3 km	South
3 Warns	3.1 km	West
4 Rijs	3.5 km	SouthEast
5 Kolderwolde	3.7 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	68 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	239 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	367 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 23 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Fluessen (23.1 km² at a distance of 0.6 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 89.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 125 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 90%, low location: 10%, 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 79 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.7%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

58.8 km2

74.9%

Urban area

1.6 km2

2.1%

Water - Lakes

14.9 km2

19%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hemelum in country Netherlands

Hemelum 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	16 km	EastSouthEast
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	34 km	SouthEast
3 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	52 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oudegaasterbrekken, Fluessen en omgeving	NL	0.5 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Koudum

Type of weather in Koudum	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam