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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6035,Lat: 51.8729
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	17:34:30pm
Name province/region	Zuid-Holland
Name Subregion	Ridderkerk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oude Molen	2.1 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Rijsoord	2.4 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kinderdijk	2.5 km	NorthEast
4 Krimpen aan de Lek	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Zwaantje	2.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	59 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	116 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	274 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 34 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 2, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Kralingsche Plas (0.7 km² at a distance of 8.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 42.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 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 marine clay area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 50 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (at a distance of 15 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Wet nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

24.9 km2

31.7%

Urban area

34.2 km2

43.6%

Infrastructure

2.9 km2

3.6%

Water - Lakes

6.6 km2

8.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ridderkerk in country Netherlands

Ridderkerk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout	Netherlands	3.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Van Nellefabriek	Netherlands	14 km	WestNorthWest
3 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes	Germany,Netherlands	36 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Boezems Kinderdijk	NL	1.9 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ridderkerk

Type of weather in Ridderkerk	moderate rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam