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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3226,Lat: 53.2352
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	3:08:07am
Name province/region	Groningen
Name Subregion	Grootegast

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Westerzand	1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Sebaldeburen	1.7 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Gaarkeuken	1.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Oldekerk	1.9 km	SouthEast
5 Niekerk	2.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	136 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	298 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	404 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 18 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Leekstermeer (1.9 km² at a distance of 8.8 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 58.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 82 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Higher soil grounds

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 147 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eelde Airport (at a distance of 21 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

72.4 km2

92.3%

Urban area

5.7 km2

7.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oosterzand in country Netherlands

Oosterzand at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	22 km	South
2 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	61 km	SouthWest
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	76 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Leekstermeergebied	NL	8 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grijpskerk

Type of weather in Grijpskerk	few clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1031 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	05:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam