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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.485,Lat: 53.4314
Elevation	183 meter above sea level
Local time	10:56:26am
Name province/region	Podlaskie
Name Subregion	Sokólski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sokółka

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Woroniany	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Sierbowce	2.6 km	West
3 Sokółka	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Żuki	3.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Bogusze	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	183 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Warszawa	Poland	214 km	SouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	269 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 245 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Narew main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Wisla. The nearest bigger lake is Jezioro Zygmunta Augusta (3.9 km² at a height of around 3 meter above sea level) at a distance of 38.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 14.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 89%, hill: 11%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Niz Wschodnioeuropejski - Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie - Nizina Pólnocnopodlaska - Wzgórza Sokólskie

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 178 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hrodna Airport (at a distance of 42 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.8 km2

20.1%

Agriculture

55.7 km2

70.8%

Urban area

5.8 km2

7.3%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kraśniany in country Poland

Kraśniany at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Białowieża Forest	Belarus,Poland	85 km	SouthEast
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	183 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	185 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ostoja Knyszynska	PL	5.6 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sokółka

Type of weather in Sokółka	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	04:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:02 Europe/Amsterdam