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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.3432,Lat: 56.8851
Elevation	130 meter above sea level
Local time	4:20:56am
Name province/region	Ogres novads
Name Subregion	Taurupes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Līčupe	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Meņģele	9.7 km	SouthEast
3 Ķeipene	9.9 km	West
4 Madliena	12.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Zaube	13.4 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	74 km	West
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	243 km	South
3 Tallinn	Estonia	286 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 70 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 Plaužu ezers (0.9 km² at a height of around 105 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.7 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 55.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 78 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 84 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33 km2

42%

Nature

7.2 km2

9.2%

Agriculture

38.2 km2

48.7%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Taurupe in country Latvia

Taurupe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	75 km	West
2 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	206 km	NorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	225 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ogres ieleja	LV	2.9 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ērgļi

Type of weather in Ērgļi	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	16 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	03:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:33 Europe/Amsterdam