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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.226,Lat: 56.614
Elevation	90 meter above sea level
Local time	23:47:24pm
Name province/region	Aizkraukles novads
Name Subregion	Aizkraukles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aizkraukle	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Sērene	4 km	South
3 Zemkopības institūts	6.4 km	West
4 Skrīveri	7.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Jaunjelgava	8.7 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	77 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	213 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	315 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 84 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Lower - Aiviekste, Drysa, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pļaviņu ūdenskrātuve (25.6 km² at a distance of 2.4 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Grebļa kalns with a height of 138 meter (at a distance of 9 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 27 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.3 km2

23.3%

Nature

4.2 km2

5.4%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

43 km2

54.8%

Urban area

2.8 km2

3.5%

Water - Lakes

8.6 km2

11%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aizkraukle in country Latvia

Aizkraukle at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	78 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	194 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	215 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Daugavas ieleja	LV	2 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aizkraukle

Type of weather in Aizkraukle	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	04:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:56 Europe/Amsterdam