UrkGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | 
North | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.6014,Lat: 52.6643  |
| Elevation | meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:12:04pm |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Flevoland | | Official website region | Official link Flevoland | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | Urk |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 58 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 220 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 342 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 48 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 IJsselmeer (1134.7 km2 at a distance of 0.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 74.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 104 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 99%, low location: 1%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is water.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 69 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lelystad Airport (at a distance of 23 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
2.5 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
0.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
27.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
4.6 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
43.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Urk in country Netherlands
Urk at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| IJsselmeer | NL | 0.6 km | 
West
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