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Benneckenstein (Harz)

General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 10.7171,Lat: 51.6674
Elevation	526 meter above sea level
Local time	1:50:06am
Name province/region	Sachsen-Anhalt
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Harz
Name	Oberharz am Brocken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oberharz am Brocken:Sorge	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Braunlage:Hohegeiß	3.3 km	West
3 Oberharz am Brocken:Tanne	3.4 km	North
4 Ellrich:Rothesütte	3.8 km	South
5 Oberharz am Brocken:Trautenstein	5.1 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	207 km	EastNorthEast
2 Praha	Czech-republic	314 km	EastSouthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	397 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 253 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saale, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Rappbodevorsperre (0.4 km² at a distance of 6.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Poppenberg with a height of 601 meter (at a distance of 11.7 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 178.6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 250 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 8%, low mountains: 92%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Harz

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Leipzig/Halle Airport (at a distance of 109 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

62.5 km2

79.6%

Agriculture

14.2 km2

18.1%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Benneckenstein (Harz) in country Germany

Benneckenstein (Harz) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System	Germany	31 km	WestNorthWest
2 Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg	Germany	33 km	EastNorthEast
3 Fagus Factory in Alfeld	Germany	72 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Harzer Bachtäler	DE	0.4 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Benneckenstein

Type of weather in Benneckenstein	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	05:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam