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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.7734,Lat: 56.408
Elevation	88 meter above sea level
Local time	3:48:20am
Name province/region (Novads)	Salas novads
Wiki-website Subregion (Pagasts)	Salas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ošāni	5.5 km	North
2 Vidsala	8.9 km	SouthEast
3 Brodi	9.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Dubulti	10.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Jēkabpils	11.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	118 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	193 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	307 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 124 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 is Viesītes ezers (2 km² at a height of around 95 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Taborkalns with a height of 158 meter (at a distance of 20.3 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 29.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. 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 125 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.3 km2

38.6%

Nature

8.2 km2

10.5%

Wet nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

37.4 km2

47.6%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Birži in country Latvia

Birži at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	118 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	180 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	194 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Slapjo salu purvs	LV	4 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jēkabpils Municipality

Type of weather in Jēkabpils Municipality	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	6 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	07:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:39 Europe/Amsterdam