WachtumGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.751,Lat: 52.7251  |
| Elevation | 12 meter above sea level | | Local time | 5:20:55am |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Drenthe | | Official website region | Official link Drenthe | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | Coevorden | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Wachtum
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Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 132 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 267 km | 
SouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 350 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 80 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 Grote Rietplas (0.8 km2 at a distance of 9.2 km in Eastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 8.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.7 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 27%, low location: 73%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. 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 143 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eelde Airport (at a distance of 45 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
1.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
72.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2.6 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Wachtum in country Netherlands
Wachtum at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Mantingerzand | NL | 11 km | 
NorthWest
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Social media - Maps
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