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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.8364,Lat: 50.7926
Elevation	468 meter above sea level
Local time	22:17:11pm
Name province/region	Dolnośląskie
Name Subregion	Jeleniogórski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Kowary

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kostrzyca	3.2 km	NorthWest
2 Bukowiec	3.9 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Ściegny	4.1 km	West
4 Gruszków	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Ogorzelec	4.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	128 km	SouthWest
2 Berlin	Germany	256 km	NorthWest
3 Wien	Austria	290 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 323 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oder main - Medium - Luzicka Nisa, Bobr, part of the larger catchment area Oder. The nearest bigger lake is Zbiornik Bukówka (2 km² at a height of around 27 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.6 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Sněžka with a height of 1602 meter (at a distance of 9.5 km and direction SouthWest).One of the mountains in Krkonoše, part of the mountain range Sudetes. The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 4.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.1 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 35%, low mountains: 48%, moderate high mountains: 16%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Pozaalpejska Europa Srodkowa - Sudety z Przedgórzem Sudeckim - Sudety Zachodnie - Rudawy Janowickie

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Václav Havel Airport Prague (at a distance of 136 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Copernicus Wroclaw Airport (at a distance of 81 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.2 km2

48.6%

Nature

4.3 km2

5.4%

Agriculture

32.5 km2

41.3%

Urban area

3.7 km2

4.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kowary in country Poland

Kowary at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica	Poland	39 km	NorthEast
2 Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem	Czechia	86 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Centennial Hall in Wrocław	Poland	94 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Karkonosze	PL	0.5 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kowary

Type of weather in Kowary	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.82 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	05:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:12 Europe/Amsterdam