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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7182,Lat: 53.2277
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	18:52:46pm
Name province/region (Provincie)	Friesland
Official website region	Official link Friesland
Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente)	Menameradiel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beetgumermolen	1.4 km	NorthWest
2 Marssum	2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Beetgum	2.3 km	NorthWest
4 Deinum	3.9 km	South
5 Menaldum	3.9 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	110 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	281 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	404 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 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 Groote Wielen (0.8 km² at a distance of 9.5 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 94.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 132 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Flat marine clay area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 121 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

66.4 km2

84.5%

Urban area

7.8 km2

10%

Infrastructure

3.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Engelum in country Netherlands

Engelum at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	43 km	South
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	50 km	EastSouthEast
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	66 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Groote Wielen	NL	8.9 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Engelum
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Marsum

Type of weather in Marsum	light snow
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	992 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	08:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:33 Europe/Amsterdam