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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2898,Lat: 51.227
Elevation	63 meter above sea level
Local time	10:07:23am
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Düsseldorf
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Viersen
Name	Schwalmtal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Schwalmtal:Eicken	1 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Schwalmtal:Vogelsrath	1.7 km	WestNorthWest
3 Schwalmtal:Waldniel	1.8 km	SouthWest
4 Viersen:Waldnieler Straße	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
5 Schwalmtal:End	2.3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	142 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	160 km	NorthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	180 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 143 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Königshütte (0.6 km² at a distance of 19 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 8.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.4 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
NR-571

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.7 km2

13.7%

Agriculture

56.2 km2

71.6%

Urban area

11.2 km2

14.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Birgen in country Germany

Birgen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	52 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	57 km	SouthEast
3 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	60 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tantelbruch mit Elmpter Bachtal und Teilen der Schwalmaue	DE	4 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Eicken

Type of weather in Eicken	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam