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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1175,Lat: 51.4927
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	18:58:48pm
Name province/region (Provincie)	Limburg
Official website region	Official link Limburg
Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente)	Horst aan de Maas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 De Heide	1 km	SouthEast
2 Legert	1.5 km	NorthEast
3 Gun	1.7 km	North
4 Tienray	1.7 km	WestNorthWest
5 Broekhuizen	2.4 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	129 km	NorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	143 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	210 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 130 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is 't Leuken (1 km² at a distance of 8.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 6.6 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.2 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, 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 Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Weeze Airport (at a distance of 12 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.1 km2

18%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

55.4 km2

70.6%

Urban area

4.6 km2

5.9%

Water - Lakes

1.6 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Swolgen in country Netherlands

Swolgen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	64 km	East
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	80 km	South
3 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	85 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Maasduinen	NL	3.6 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Horst aan de Maas

Type of weather in Gemeente Horst aan de Maas	clear sky
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	994 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	08:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:39 Europe/Amsterdam