EchtenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.399,Lat: 52.7128  |
| Elevation | 8 meter above sea level | | Local time | 1:25:32am |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Drenthe | | Official website region | Official link Drenthe | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | De Wolden | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Echten
Friesland - De Friese Meren |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 109 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 251 km | 
SouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 346 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 76 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Bovenwijde (1.4 km2 at a distance of 19.6 km in Western direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 23 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 32 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 75%, low location: 25%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. 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 120 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eelde Airport (at a distance of 47 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
12.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
56.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
5.8 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.4 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Echten in country Netherlands
Echten at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Echten 
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