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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3973,Lat: 51.9187
Elevation	-3 meter above sea level
Local time	2:57:01am
Name province/region	Zuid-Holland
Name Subregion	Schiedam

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kerkbuurt	2.8 km	NorthWest
2 Heijplaat	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Pernis	3.4 km	South
4 Vlaardingen	3.8 km	West
5 Kandelaar	4.4 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	61 km	NorthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	119 km	South
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	284 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 20 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Kralingsche Plas (0.7 km² at a distance of 7.6 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 49.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 69 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, low location: 0%, The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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 50 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (at a distance of 5.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

10.2 km2

12.9%

Urban area

35.3 km2

45%

Infrastructure

15.9 km2

20.3%

Water - Lakes

9.8 km2

12.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schiedam in country Netherlands

Schiedam at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Van Nellefabriek	Netherlands	1.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout	Netherlands	18 km	EastSouthEast
3 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes	Germany,Netherlands	29 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oude Maas	NL	6.8 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Schiedam

Type of weather in Schiedam	mist
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	15 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	05:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam