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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.9015,Lat: 57.2573
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	14:43:36pm
Name province/region	Talsu novads
Name Subregion	Laucienes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dursupe	7.5 km	South
2 Ķūļciems	8.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Lauciene	9.6 km	WestSouthWest
4 Vandzene	9.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Laucienes pansionāts	9.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	81 km	EastSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	262 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vilnius	Lithuania	321 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Engures ezers (22.9 km² at a distance of 10.2 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Kamparkalns with a height of 174 meter (at a distance of 16.2 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 94 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 132 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 75 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.3 km2

48.8%

Nature

13 km2

16.6%

Agriculture

27.2 km2

34.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pļavas in country Latvia

Pļavas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	81 km	EastSouthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	251 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	265 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Engures ezers	LV	8 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mērsrags

Type of weather in Mērsrags	few clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	49 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	16 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	04:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam