HijkenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.4985,Lat: 52.8971  |
| Elevation | 15 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:08:30pm |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Drenthe | | Official website region | Official link Drenthe | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | Midden-Drenthe |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 123 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 272 km | 
SouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 367 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 57 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 Diependal (1.2 km2 at a distance of 2.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 32.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly southern 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 135 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eelde Airport (at a distance of 25 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
6.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
6.3 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
1.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
60.1 km2 |
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| Urban area |
4.1 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Hijken in country Netherlands
Hijken at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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