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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.5452,Lat: 50.681
Elevation	263 meter above sea level
Local time	20:17:38pm
Name province/region	Rheinland-Pfalz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Name	Flammersfeld
Name	Giershausen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Walterschen	1.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Ziegenhain	1.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Kraam	1.7 km	NorthWest
4 Schürdt	1.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Orfgen	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	157 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	226 km	West
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	263 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 243 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 Dreifelder Weiher (1 km² at a distance of 21.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 86.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 121 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 2%, hill: 98%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
Niederwesterwald

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 35 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.7 km2

26.4%

Agriculture

56.1 km2

71.5%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Giershausen in country Germany

Giershausen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	48 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	51 km	NorthWest
3 Upper Middle Rhine Valley	Germany	57 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Leuscheider Heide	DE	4.3 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Giershausen

Type of weather in Giershausen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam