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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.9131,Lat: 51.2186
Elevation	92 meter above sea level
Local time	17:31:33pm
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Düsseldorf
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mettmann
Name	Erkrath

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Düsseldorf:Unterbach	2.1 km	SouthWest
2 Erkrath:Millrath	3.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Düsseldorf:Hubbelrath	4.4 km	North
4 Düsseldorf:Ludenberg	5.3 km	NorthWest
5 Hilden	5.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	184 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	188 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	190 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 186 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 is Unterbacher See (0.8 km² at a distance of 2.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 50.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 71 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
NR-337-E1

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 13 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.5 km2

14.6%

Agriculture

36.4 km2

46.3%

Urban area

23.7 km2

30.2%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

2.2 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Erkrath in country Germany

Erkrath at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	31 km	South
2 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	32 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	44 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Neandertal	DE	0.9 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Erkrath

Type of weather in Erkrath	light rain
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam