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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5258,Lat: 53.0828
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	21:54:40pm
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Súdwest-Fryslân

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Burgwerd	1.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Bolsward	1.9 km	South
3 Schettens	2.8 km	West
4 Hartwerd	3.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Longerhouw	3.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	90 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	262 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	389 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is IJsselmeer (1134.7 km² at a distance of 9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 94.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 132 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 100 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

73.9 km2

94.1%

Urban area

4.6 km2

5.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hichtum in country Netherlands

Hichtum 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	28 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	52 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	58 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oudegaasterbrekken, Fluessen en omgeving	NL	8.1 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bolsward

Type of weather in Bolsward	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	05:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam