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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0812,Lat: 52.7422
Elevation	-1 meter above sea level
Local time	14:33:34pm
Name province/region	Overijssel
Name Subregion	Steenwijkerland

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 De Klosse	3.2 km	East
2 Dwarsgracht	3.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Kolderveense Bovenboer	4.3 km	East
4 Zuidveen	4.5 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Scheerwolde	4.9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	90 km	WestSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	242 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	349 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 62 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 Bovenwijde (1.4 km² at a distance of 1.4 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 44.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 62 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 Peaty meadows-area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 102 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lelystad Airport (at a distance of 49 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.3%

Wet nature

17.1 km2

21.8%

Agriculture

52 km2

66.2%

Urban area

3 km2

3.8%

Water - Lakes

5.1 km2

6.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Giethoorn in country Netherlands

Giethoorn at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	24 km	WestSouthWest
2 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	29 km	WestNorthWest
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	39 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
De Wieden	NL	0.2 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Giethoorn

Type of weather in Giethoorn	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	05:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:26 Europe/Amsterdam