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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.2172,Lat: 51.4827
Elevation	103 meter above sea level
Local time	16:01:26pm
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Arnsberg
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bochum
Name	Bochum

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bochum:Röhlinghausen	4.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Bochum:Querenburg	4.8 km	SouthEast
3 Herne	6.4 km	North
4 Bochum:Langendreer	6.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Witten:Herbede	8.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	188 km	NorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	212 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	222 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 207 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.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 Kemnader See (1.1 km² at a height of around 71 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 57.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
NR-545

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 38 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dortmund Airport (at a distance of 28 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

14.8 km2

18.8%

Urban area

58.3 km2

74.3%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bochum in country Germany

Bochum at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	12 km	West
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	63 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	76 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Heisinger Ruhraue	DE	12 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bochum

Type of weather in Bochum	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	05:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam