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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.3016,Lat: 52.0513
Elevation	95 meter above sea level
Local time	15:03:40pm
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Münster
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Steinfurt
Name	Laer

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rosendahl:Höpingen	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Horstmar:Niedern	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Horstmar:Schagern	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Horstmar	3.3 km	North
5 Rosendahl:Darfeld	3.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	168 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	245 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	284 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 157 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Vogelvennteich (0.5 km² at a distance of 27.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 26.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. 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
NR-541

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 92 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (at a distance of 28 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.2 km2

10.4%

Agriculture

66.5 km2

84.7%

Urban area

3.8 km2

4.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Altenburg in country Germany

Altenburg 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	65 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	123 km	NorthWest
3 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	126 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vechte	DE	1.9 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Horstmar

Type of weather in Horstmar	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	40 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam