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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4459,Lat: 52.9786
Elevation	-1 meter above sea level
Local time	20:48:40pm
Name province/region	Friesland
Name Subregion	Súdwest-Fryslân

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nijhuizum	2.7 km	East
2 Ferwoude	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Hieslum	4.5 km	NorthEast
4 Het Heidenschap	4.8 km	SouthEast
5 Hindeloopen	4.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	77 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	249 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	378 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 2.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 93.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 131 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, 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 88 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

2.1 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

56.9 km2

72.4%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.1%

Water - Lakes

16.5 km2

21%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Workum in country Netherlands

Workum at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)	Netherlands	22 km	SouthEast
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	44 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	60 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
IJsselmeer	NL	2.3 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Workum

Type of weather in Workum	broken clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.31 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	05:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam