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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.3644,Lat: 56.135
Elevation	96 meter above sea level
Local time	21:33:01pm
Name province/region (Novads)	Daugavpils novads
Wiki-website Subregion (Pagasts)	Nīcgales

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rimicāni	9.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Dviete	9.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kalupe	11.9 km	East
4 Vabole	13.3 km	SouthEast
5 Dunava	13.4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	166 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	174 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	266 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 172 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 Lielais Kalupes ezers (1.9 km² at a distance of 9.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 28.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 172 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23 km2

29.3%

Nature

8.2 km2

10.5%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

44.3 km2

56.4%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nīcgale in country Latvia

Nīcgale at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	166 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	169 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	175 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dvietes dumbraji	LV	2.9 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vecvārkava

Type of weather in Vecvārkava	few clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	989 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	07:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:56 Europe/Amsterdam