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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7283,Lat: 53.2901
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	5:45:43am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Leeuwarderadeel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oudebildtzijl	1.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vrouwenparochie	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Finkum	2.2 km	SouthEast
4 Hijum	2.5 km	East
5 Stiens	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	116 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	288 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	411 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Groote Wielen (0.8 km² at a distance of 11.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 97.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 137 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
Flat marine clay area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 127 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

71.6 km2

91.2%

Urban area

5.1 km2

6.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oude Leije in country Netherlands

Oude Leije 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	50 km	South
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	52 km	SouthEast
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	73 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Waddenzee	NL	3.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stiens

Type of weather in Stiens	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam