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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.0953,Lat: 52.0387
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	7:22:52am
Name province/region	Utrecht
Name Subregion	Nieuwegein

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heemstede	1.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 IJsselstein	4.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Oud-Wulven	4.3 km	East
4 Houten	4.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Tull en 't Waal	4.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	40 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	142 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	280 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 51 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Maarsseveensche Plassen (0.5 km² at a distance of 10.8 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 61.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 86 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, low location: 0%, The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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 38 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (at a distance of 46 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

29.1 km2

37.1%

Urban area

35.8 km2

45.6%

Infrastructure

3 km2

3.8%

Water - Lakes

3.5 km2

4.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nieuwegein in country Netherlands

Nieuwegein at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)	Netherlands	6.3 km	NorthEast
2 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout	Netherlands	35 km	WestSouthWest
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	39 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Uiterwaarden Lek	NL	8.8 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Nieuwegein

Type of weather in Gemeente Nieuwegein	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam