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Blankenburg (Harz)

General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 10.9526,Lat: 51.7913
Elevation	218 meter above sea level
Local time	1:51:34am
Name province/region	Sachsen-Anhalt
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Harz
Name	Blankenburg (Harz)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Blankenburg (Harz):Cattenstedt	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Blankenburg (Harz):Wienrode	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Blankenburg (Harz):Hüttenrode	4.1 km	SouthWest
4 Blankenburg (Harz):Timmenrode	4.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Blankenburg (Harz):Heimburg	4.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	186 km	EastNorthEast
2 Praha	Czech-republic	309 km	SouthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	419 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 236 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 Talsperre Wendefurth (0.9 km² at a distance of 5.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Brocken with a height of 1142 meter (at a distance of 23.3 km and direction West).One of the mountains in Harz The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 182.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 255 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 31%, hill: 69%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 98 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.1 km2

45.9%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

31.8 km2

40.5%

Urban area

9.5 km2

12.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blankenburg (Harz) in country Germany

Blankenburg (Harz) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg	Germany	14 km	East
2 Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System	Germany	42 km	West
3 St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim	Germany	80 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Laubwaldgebiet zwischen Wernigerode und Blankenburg	DE	0.4 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Blankenburg

Type of weather in Blankenburg	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.41 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	05:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam