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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0066,Lat: 52.8786
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	5:16:06am
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Weststellingwerf

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nijeholtwolde	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Sonnega	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Oldeholtpade	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Oldeholtwolde	3.3 km	North
5 Nijelamer	3.4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	94 km	WestSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	253 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	364 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 49 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 Tjeukemeer (21.4 km² at a distance of 11 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 55.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 77 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 105 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.9 km2

4.9%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Wet nature

1.5 km2

1.9%

Agriculture

66.1 km2

84.2%

Urban area

6 km2

7.6%

Water - Lakes

1 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wolvega in country Netherlands

Wolvega at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	22 km	West
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	31 km	SouthWest
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	32 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rottige Meenthe & Brandemeer	NL	6.5 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Weststellingwerf

Type of weather in Gemeente Weststellingwerf	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	05:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam