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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5726,Lat: 53.1988
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	12:15:18pm
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Franekeradeel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Peins	1.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Boer	2 km	North
3 Franeker	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Dongjum	2.3 km	NorthWest
5 Zweins	2.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	103 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	275 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	401 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 7 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is IJsselmeer (1134.7 km² at a distance of 17.9 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 99.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 139 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 113 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

71.5 km2

91%

Urban area

7.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schalsum in country Netherlands

Schalsum 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	40 km	South
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	58 km	EastSouthEast
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	64 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Waddenzee	NL	7.1 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Franeker

Type of weather in Franeker	clear sky
Current temperature:	25 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	05:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam