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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6521,Lat: 52.4616
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	23:48:01pm
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Velsen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Velsen-Noord	1.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Hofgeest	2.1 km	South
3 IJmuiden	2.3 km	West
4 Beverwijk	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Santpoort-Noord	3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	19 km	SouthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	181 km	South
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	334 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Noorder Buiten Spaarne (1.4 km² at a distance of 5.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 106.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 149 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 79%, low location: 21%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 19 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.3 km2

10.5%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

20.6 km2

26.2%

Urban area

28.8 km2

36.7%

Infrastructure

2.4 km2

Water - Lakes

5.7 km2

7.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Velsen-Zuid in country Netherlands

Velsen-Zuid at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	14 km	NorthEast
2 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	19 km	SouthEast
3 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	20 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kennemerland-Zuid	NL	1.8 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Velsen-Zuid
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Velsen

Type of weather in Velsen	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam