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General information - Location

Country	Slovenia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 13.6424,Lat: 45.9695
Elevation	118 meter above sea level
Local time	22:29:10pm
Name province/region	Nova Gorica
Name Subregion	Solkan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nova Gorica	1.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Kromberk	1.7 km	SouthEast
3 Pristava	2.4 km	South
4 Rožna Dolina	3.1 km	South
5 Podsabotin	3.4 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Ljubljana	Slovenia	68 km	East
2 Zagreb	Croatia	182 km	East
3 San Marino	San-marino	245 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 20 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named North Adriatic. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Vogršček (1.8 km² at a distance of 9.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mali Golak with a height of 1495 meter (at a distance of 17.3 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the Slovian-Italian border with a straight distance of 0.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.2 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 64%, hill: 32%, low mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Ljubljana Jože Pucnik Airport (at a distance of 69 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (at a distance of 21 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39.8 km2

50.7%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

21.9 km2

27.9%

Viticulture

1.5 km2

Urban area

11.5 km2

14.6%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

1.3 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Solkan in country Slovenia

Solkan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)	Italy	21 km	NorthWest
2 Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia	Italy	31 km	SouthWest
3 Škocjan Caves	Slovenia	44 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vipavski rob	SI	0.7 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Solkan

Type of weather in Solkan	few clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	14 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:06 Europe/Amsterdam