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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.0753,Lat: 52.6696
Elevation	-1 meter above sea level
Local time	18:46:38pm
Name province/region (Provincie)	Noord-Holland
Official website region	Official link Noord-Holland
Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente)	Hoorn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Blokker	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Zwaagdijk-West	1.6 km	WestNorthWest
3 Nibbixwoud	2.6 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Oosterblokker	2.8 km	East
5 Wijzend	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	35 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	209 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	348 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Wadden Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 27 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 3.2 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 109.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 153 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 45 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

50.2 km2

63.8%

Urban area

19.1 km2

24.3%

Water - Lakes

6.8 km2

8.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Zwaag in country Netherlands

Zwaag at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	17 km	SouthWest
2 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	23 km	WestSouthWest
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	36 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Markermeer & IJmeer	NL	3.2 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Zwaag
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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	broken clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	7 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	08:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:27 Europe/Amsterdam