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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.0524,Lat: 52.6961
Elevation	-1 meter above sea level
Local time	9:58:06am
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Medemblik

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nibbixwoud	0.8 km	SouthEast
2 De Buurt	1.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Zwaagdijk-West	2.3 km	South
4 Midwoud	2.4 km	NorthEast
5 Wognum	2.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	37 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	211 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	352 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Markermeer (693.4 km² at a distance of 6.1 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 111.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 156 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 47 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

66.4 km2

84.6%

Urban area

11.3 km2

14.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wijzend in country Netherlands

Wijzend at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	19 km	SouthWest
2 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	24 km	SouthWest
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	39 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Markermeer & IJmeer	NL	6.1 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Hoorn

Type of weather in Gemeente Hoorn	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	05:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam