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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.7324,Lat: 52.3472
Elevation	57 meter above sea level
Local time	17:19:17pm
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Münster
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Steinfurt
Name	Recke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mettingen:Bruch	2.1 km	East
2 Mettingen:Schlickelde	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Recke:Steinbeck	2.6 km	West
4 Recke	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Mettingen:Wolfer	3.6 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	193 km	West
2 Brussel	Belgium	288 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	325 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 122 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ems. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Alfsee (2.2 km² at a distance of 20.9 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 45 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
NR-535

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Hannover Airport (at a distance of 133 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (at a distance of 24 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.8 km2

6.1%

Wet nature

1.5 km2

1.9%

Agriculture

66.8 km2

85%

Urban area

5.3 km2

6.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Espel in country Germany

Espel 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	106 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen	Germany	109 km	NorthEast
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	119 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Düsterdieker Niederung'	DE	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Recke

Type of weather in Recke	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	05:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam