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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 10.3149,Lat: 59.489
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	7:51:26am
Name province/region	Vestfold
Name Subregion	Holmestrand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gullhaug	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Bjerkøya	4.1 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Berger	7.9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Kirkevoll/Brekkeåsen	8.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Nykirke	8.3 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	53 km	NorthNorthEast
2 København	Denmark	441 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	443 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Holmestrand lies at the Skagerrak (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Bay. The nearest bigger lake is Eikeren (27.4 km² at a height of around 18 meter above sea level) at a distance of 19.6 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 78.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 110 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 94%, hill: 4%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. 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
OSLOFJORDEN

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 90 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.3 km2

24.7%

Nature

4.8 km2

10.5%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

21.9 km2

47.8%

Urban area

7 km2

15.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Holmestrand in country Norway

Holmestrand at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	106 km	SouthEast
2 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	106 km	WestNorthWest
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	260 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Holmestrand

Type of weather in Holmestrand	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	34 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	16 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	05:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam