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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.9657,Lat: 52.5138
Elevation	-2 meter above sea level
Local time	12:36:05pm
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Purmerend

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zuidoostbeemster	1.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kwadijk	2.1 km	NorthEast
3 Purmerbuurt	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Neck	3.5 km	West
5 Hobrede	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	16 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	190 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	333 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 25 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Markermeer (693.4 km² at a distance of 6.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 101.6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 142 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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 27 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lelystad Airport (at a distance of 39 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.3 km2

4.2%

Agriculture

56.4 km2

71.8%

Urban area

15.2 km2

19.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Purmerend in country Netherlands

Purmerend at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	5.4 km	NorthWest
2 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	13 km	WestNorthWest
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	17 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Polder Zeevang	NL	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Purmerend

Type of weather in Purmerend	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam