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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.3322,Lat: 55.7161
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	17:51:26pm
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Klaipėda
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Dauparai - Kvietiniai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dauparai	1.5 km	West
2 Gobergiškė	2.2 km	West
3 Jonušai	3.3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Gargždai	3.8 km	East
5 Saulažoliai	4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	221 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	274 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	388 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 15 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake is Kuršių marios (390.3 km² at a distance of 12.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 41.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 57 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 211 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 32 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.8 km2

12.4%

Wet nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

58.1 km2

74%

Urban area

7.3 km2

9.3%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Šlapšilė in country Lithuania

Šlapšilė at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	54 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	220 km	NorthEast
3 Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork	Poland	237 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Minijos upe	LT	4.5 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gargždai

Type of weather in Gargždai	broken clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	16 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	04:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam