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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0922,Lat: 53.2338
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	14:04:24pm
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Achtkarspelen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kootstertille	2.4 km	South
2 Eestrum	2.8 km	SouthWest
3 Zwagerbosch	3.3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Twijzelerheide	3.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Kollumerzwaag	3.4 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	125 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	291 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	403 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 19 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 Bergumermeer (4.3 km² at a distance of 4.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 73.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 103 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, low location: 0%, 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 137 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.7 km2

0.9%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

68.3 km2

87%

Urban area

7.7 km2

9.8%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Twijzel in country Netherlands

Twijzel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	29 km	SouthEast
2 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	51 km	SouthWest
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	70 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lauwersmeer	NL	11 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Twijzel

Type of weather in Twijzel	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	05:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam