SokolovGeneral information - Location
| Country | Czech Republic | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 12.6401,Lat: 50.1813  |
| Elevation | 422 meter above sea level | | Local time | 6:13:03am |
| Name province/region (Kraj) | Karlovarský | | Wiki-website Subregion (Okres) | Sokolov | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Sokolov |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Praha | Czech-republic | 128 km | 
East
| | 2 Berlin | 
Germany | 266 km | 
North
| | 3 Wien | 
Austria | 349 km | 
SouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 403 km (direction NorthNorthEast).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 Horka (1.1 km2 at a height of around 506 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.5 km in Western direction).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Czech border with a straight distance of 21.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 89%, low mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 116 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Karlovy Vary International Airport (at a distance of 20 km in Eastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
14.7 km2 |
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| Nature |
14.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
19.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
13.6 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Sokolov in country Czech-republic
Sokolov at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Matyš | CZ | 1.6 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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