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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.6689,Lat: 51.2982
Elevation	233 meter above sea level
Local time	21:09:40pm
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Arnsberg
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Märkischer Kreis
Name	Altena

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Altena:Knerling	1.2 km	NorthWest
2 Altena:Großendrescheid	3.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde:Wiblingwerde	3.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde:Brenscheid	4.1 km	West
5 Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde	4.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	218 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	226 km	NorthWest
3 Brussel	Belgium	238 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 237 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Lower - Ruhr, Lippe, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Versetalsperre (1.9 km² at a height of around 389 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.9 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 92.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 130 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 8%, hill: 91%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
NR-336-E1

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dortmund Airport (at a distance of 25 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.1 km2

62.5%

Agriculture

20.8 km2

26.4%

Urban area

8.4 km2

10.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Altena in country Germany

Altena at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	48 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	64 km	SouthWest
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	75 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Schluchtwälder im Lennetal	DE	1.1 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Altena

Type of weather in Altena	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.62 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam