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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6961,Lat: 49.3941
Elevation	260 meter above sea level
Local time	4:37:57am
Name province/region	Saarland
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Merzig-Wadern
Name	Beckingen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beckingen:Saarfels	1.6 km	West
2 Rehlingen-Siersburg	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Merzig:Menningen	2.4 km	NorthWest
4 Beckingen:Haustadt	3 km	NorthEast
5 Rehlingen-Siersburg:Eimersdorf	3.6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	48 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	233 km	NorthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	278 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 279 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Moselle, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Talsperre Nonnweiler (1.5 km² at a distance of 31.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-German border with a straight distance of 7.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.4 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 24%, hill: 76%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 44 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saarbrücken Airport (at a distance of 36 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.8 km2

32.9%

Agriculture

39.6 km2

50.4%

Urban area

12.7 km2

16.1%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Beckingen in country Germany

Beckingen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	20 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier	Germany	40 km	North
3 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	47 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Wolferskopf	DE	0.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Beckingen

Type of weather in Beckingen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	982 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam