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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.3982,Lat: 51.3611
Elevation	328 meter above sea level
Local time	16:08:56pm
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Arnsberg
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Hochsauerlandkreis
Name	Bestwig

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bestwig:Ostwig	1.2 km	East
2 Bestwig:Föckinghausen	1.5 km	North
3 Bestwig:Heringhausen	3.2 km	South
4 Olsberg:Gevelinghausen	3.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Meschede:Wehrstapel	4.3 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	253 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	266 km	WestNorthWest
3 Brussel	Belgium	289 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 227 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 Hennesee (2.5 km² at a height of around 322 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 127.7 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 179 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 85%, low mountains: 15%, The hills are mainly southern 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-335

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 104 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (at a distance of 32 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.9 km2

54.7%

Agriculture

27.5 km2

35.1%

Urban area

7.6 km2

9.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bestwig in country Germany

Bestwig at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe	Germany	70 km	East
2 Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey	Germany	84 km	EastNorthEast
3 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	95 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ruhr	DE	0.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bestwig

Type of weather in Bestwig	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam