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Pothoek

Pothoek

General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5051,Lat: 52.2481
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	6:20:29am
Name province/region (Provincie)	Overijssel
Official website region	Official link Overijssel
Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente)	Hof van Twente

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Markelo	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Beusbergen	2.1 km	South
3 Herike	2.3 km	East
4 Schoolbuurt	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Achterhoek	2.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	111 km	West
2 Brussel	Belgium	216 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	295 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 121 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Rhederlaag (2.4 km² at a distance of 40.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 22.6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 32 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Higher soil grounds
Twente

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.8 km2

16.3%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

60.9 km2

77.5%

Urban area

2.4 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pothoek in country Netherlands

Pothoek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	66 km	NorthWest
2 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	87 km	NorthWest
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	89 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Borkeld	NL	1.7 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Markelo

Type of weather in Markelo	clear sky
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 15 December 2025:	7 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	08:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:21 Europe/Amsterdam