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General information - Location

Country	Estonia
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.0749,Lat: 58.2084
Elevation	42 meter above sea level
Local time	10:40:58am
Name province/region	Põlvamaa
Name Subregion	Ahja

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kärsa	2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Lootvina	7.2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Lääniste	7.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Kurista	7.5 km	NorthWest
5 Võnnu	8.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tallinn	Estonia	194 km	WestNorthWest
2 Rīga	Latvia	224 km	SouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	252 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 137 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Emajogi, part of the larger catchment area Narva. The nearest bigger lake is Meelva (0.7 km² at a height of around 41 meter above sea level) at a distance of 19.3 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 24.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 34 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (at a distance of 187 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tartu Airport (at a distance of 25 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.9 km2

41.9%

Nature

4.9 km2

6.3%

Agriculture

39.9 km2

50.8%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ahja in country Estonia

Ahja at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	87 km	EastSouthEast
2 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	104 km	NorthWest
3 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	193 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Akste järve	EE	4.3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Põlva

Type of weather in Põlva	few clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	27 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	16 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	03:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:17 Europe/Amsterdam