ElstGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.4762,Lat: 51.9801  |
| Elevation | 7 meter above sea level | | Local time | 3:13:48am |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Gelderland | | Official website region | Official link Gelderland | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | Buren | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Elst
Gelderland - Overbetuwe | | Other place with same name 2 |
Elst
Noord-Brabant - 's-Hertogenbosch | | Other place with same name 3 | 
Elst
Vlaams Gewest - Oost-Vlanderen | | Other place with same name 4 |
Elst
Vlaams Gewest - Vlaams Brabant |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 59 km | 
NorthWest
| | 2 Brussel |
Belgium | 148 km | 
SouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 268 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 77 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Eemmeer (14.5 km2 at a distance of 29.9 km in Northern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 36.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 65%, low location: 35%, 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.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 59 km and direction South).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
19.1 km2 |
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| Nature |
2 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
0.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
45.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
6.2 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
4.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Elst in country Netherlands
Elst at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Rijntakken | NL | 0 km | 
East
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Elst 
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