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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.6769,Lat: 56.7486
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	3:45:30am
Name province/region (Novads)	Jelgavas novads
Wiki-website Subregion (Pagasts)	Valgundes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vītoliņi	5.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Kalnciems	7.2 km	NorthWest
3 Vārpa	7.8 km	South
4 Ozolnieki	9.6 km	SouthEast
5 Jelgava	11.1 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	36 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	249 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	304 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Babītes ezers (23.2 km² at a distance of 15.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 42.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 59 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 55%, low location: 45%, The hills are mainly western 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 26 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.2 km2

41.1%

Nature

11.9 km2

15.2%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

31.3 km2

39.8%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

1.8 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valgunde in country Latvia

Valgunde at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	35 km	NorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	220 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	235 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Svetes paliene	LV	1 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kalnciems

Type of weather in Kalnciems	few clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	6 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	07:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:45 Europe/Amsterdam