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General information - Location

Country	Czech Republic
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 16.3089,Lat: 50.0821
Elevation	340 meter above sea level
Local time	21:26:57pm
Name province/region (Kraj)	Královéhradecký
Wiki-website Subregion (Okres)	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Potštejn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brná	1.4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Proruby	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Záměl	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Polom	2.6 km	South
5 Merklovice	3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	135 km	West
2 Wien	Austria	208 km	South
3 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	222 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 408 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Poland.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe main - Upper - Ohre, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is vodní nádrž Pastviny (0.8 km² at a height of around 472 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.4 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 20.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 28 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 89%, low mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Václav Havel Airport Prague (at a distance of 147 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Pardubice Airport (at a distance of 42 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.3 km2

38.7%

Agriculture

41.9 km2

53.4%

Urban area

5.9 km2

7.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Potštejn in country Czech-republic

Potštejn at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Litomyšl Castle	Czechia	23 km	South
2 Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem	Czechia	59 km	West
3 Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora	Czechia	62 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litice	CZ	2.5 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vamberk

Type of weather in Vamberk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	07:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:03 Europe/Amsterdam