AltenaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.4784,Lat: 53.1335  |
| Elevation | 2 meter above sea level | | Local time | 1:21:22am |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Drenthe | | Official website region | Official link Drenthe | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | Noordenveld | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Altena
Nordrhein-Westfalen - Arnsberg |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 136 km | 
SouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 293 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 393 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 31 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ems. The nearest bigger lake is Leekstermeer (1.9 km2 at a distance of 5.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 46.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 66 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 98%, low location: 2%, The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 148 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eelde Airport (at a distance of 6.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
2.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
68.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
6.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Altena in country Netherlands
Altena at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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