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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6567,Lat: 52.4433
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	22:49:56pm
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Velsen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Velserbroek	1 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Santpoort-Noord	1.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Velsen-Zuid	2.1 km	North
4 Driehuis	2.6 km	West
5 IJmuiden	3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	18 km	EastSouthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	179 km	South
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	332 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 5 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 Noorder Buiten Spaarne (1.4 km² at a distance of 3.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 104.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 147 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 77%, low location: 23%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Reclamed lakes-polders - Flat Peaty meadows-area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 17 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.2 km2

11.7%

Nature

2.9 km2

3.6%

Agriculture

21.6 km2

27.6%

Urban area

23.1 km2

29.5%

Infrastructure

1.7 km2

2.2%

Water - Lakes

6.1 km2

7.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hofgeest in country Netherlands

Hofgeest at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	15 km	NorthEast
2 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	18 km	EastSouthEast
3 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	21 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kennemerland-Zuid	NL	1.8 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Velserbroek

Type of weather in Velserbroek	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam