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west Strazdiškės lithuania north Akmeniai lithuania Mergalaukis lithuania nearest Gudakiemis lithuania Meškalaukis lithuania south Daugidonys lithuania east Arlaviškės lithuania


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Merkinė

General information - Location

CountryLithuania
Location in country South
Location in EuropeNorth Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 24.1912,Lat: 54.1649 marker
Elevation121 meter above sea level
Local time1:13:33am
Name province/region (Apskritis)Alytus
Wiki-website Subregion (Rajono savivaldybė)Varėna
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityMerkinė

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Gudakiemis5.8 km NorthNorthEast
2 Kibyšiai7.3 km WestSouthWest
3 Panara8.5 km SouthSouthWest
4 Raitininkai9.2 km NorthWest
5 Pilvingiai10.2 km NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 VilniusLithuania92 km NorthEast
2 Minsk   Belarus219 km East
3 Warszawa   Poland303 km SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 243 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake is ež. Ilgis (4 km2 at a distance of 9.7 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Lithuanian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 21.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 88 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hrodna Airport (at a distance of 63 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   54.4 km2 
 69.3% 
 Nature   1.3 km2 
 1.6% 
 Wet nature   0.3 km2 
 0.4% 
 Agriculture   19.2 km2 
 24.4% 
 Urban area   1.8 km2 
 2.2% 
 Water - Lakes   1.3 km2 
 1.6% 

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Location of Merkinė in country Lithuania


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Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)Lithuania91 km NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius Historic CentreLithuania92 km NorthEast
3 Białowieża ForestBelarus,Poland161 km South

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Dainavos giriaLT0.4 km East

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