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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.6513,Lat: 55.9072
Elevation	104 meter above sea level
Local time	14:21:34pm
Name province/region	Daugavpils novads
Name Subregion	Naujenes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Stropi	2 km	West
2 Vecstropi	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
3 Lociki	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Tabore	4.4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Sadnieki	4.6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	160 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Rīga	Latvia	195 km	WestNorthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	236 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 203 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 Stropu ezers (4.4 km² at a height of around 109 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Skrudalienas kalns with a height of 201 meter (at a distance of 9.9 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 21.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 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 Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 166 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.3 km2

32.2%

Nature

1.5 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

37.5 km2

47.7%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Infrastructure

1.9 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

6.7 km2

8.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Krauja in country Latvia

Krauja at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	161 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	162 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	195 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Augsdaugava	LV	0.1 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Daugavpils

Type of weather in Daugavpils	broken clouds
Current temperature:	23 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	36 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	16 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	03:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:22 Europe/Amsterdam