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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.7643,Lat: 53.007
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	3:34:02am
Name province/region	Drenthe
Name Subregion	Aa en Hunze

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eext	2.3 km	NorthWest
2 Gieterzandvoort	3.3 km	NorthEast
3 Eexterzandvoort	3.4 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Gasselte	4.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Anderen	5.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	145 km	WestSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	292 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	381 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 49 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ems. The nearest bigger lake is Zuidlaardermeer (5.4 km² at a distance of 12.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 27.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 37%, low location: 63%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Higher soil grounds

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 156 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eelde Airport (at a distance of 18 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.9 km2

17.6%

Nature

3.9 km2

Agriculture

55.6 km2

70.8%

Urban area

3.2 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gieten in country Netherlands

Gieten at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	25 km	WestNorthWest
2 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	75 km	West
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	78 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Drentsche Aa-gebied	NL	3.7 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Aa en Hunze

Type of weather in Gemeente Aa en Hunze	mist
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	05:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam