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Den Burg

General information - Location

CountryNetherlands (Holland)
Location in country North
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 4.7979,Lat: 53.0554 marker
Elevation3 meter above sea level
Local time15:38:26pm
At islandTexel
Name province/region (Provincie)Noord-Holland
Official website regionOfficial link Noord-Holland
Wiki-website Gemeente (Gemeente)Texel

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 De Waal2.6 km NorthEast
2 Oudeschild3.9 km EastSouthEast
3 Den Hoorn4.4 km SouthWest
4 Oosterend4.8 km EastNorthEast
5 De Koog5.4 km NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 AmsterdamNetherlands76 km South
2 Brussel   Belgium248 km South
3 London   England387 km WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Amstelmeer (6.2 km2 at a distance of 19.5 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 137.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 192 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 89%, low location: 11%, 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
Flat marine clay area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 83 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   4.2 km2 
 5.6% 
 Nature   6.8 km2 
 9.1% 
 Wet nature   3.2 km2 
 4.3% 
 Agriculture   55.7 km2 
 74.9% 
 Urban area   3.1 km2 
 4.2% 
 Rock-Sand   0.4 km2 
 0.5% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Den Burg in country Netherlands


Den Burg at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Den Burg Netherlands Location marker for Den Burg

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence LinesNetherlands56 km South
2 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)Netherlands57 km South
3 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)Netherlands64 km EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Duinen en Lage Land TexelNL2.3 km NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Den Burg

Type of weather in Den Burgbroken clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: North East
Air pressure: 1017 mb
Humidity: 78 %
Daylength at 15 August 2026:14 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:09 Europe/Amsterdam

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Den Burg - NL (longitude: 4.7979, latitude: 53.0554)
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