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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5618,Lat: 53.2503
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	18:26:36pm
Name province/region (Provincie)	Friesland
Official website region	Official link Friesland
Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente)	Franekeradeel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tzummarum	1.7 km	SouthWest
2 Minnertsga	2.3 km	East
3 Westhoek	2.7 km	North
4 Oosterbierum	3.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Ried	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	107 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	280 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	407 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction NorthWest).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 20.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 103.7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 145 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 118 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

15.6 km2

19.8%

Agriculture

61 km2

77.7%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Firdgum in country Netherlands

Firdgum 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	46 km	South
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	60 km	EastSouthEast
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	70 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Waddenzee	NL	2.2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tzummarum

Type of weather in Tzummarum	light intensity shower rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	7 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	08:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:22 Europe/Amsterdam