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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.9692,Lat: 50.4194
Elevation	884 meter above sea level
Local time	18:07:04pm
Name province/region	Sachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Erzgebirgskreis
Name	Oberwiesenthal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Loučná	0.8 km	East
2 Boží Dar	3.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Oberwiesenthal:Hammerunterwiesenthal	4.2 km	NorthEast
4 Sehmatal:Kretscham-Rothensehma	5.6 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Breitenbrunn/Erzgeb.:Tellerhäuser	5.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	110 km	EastSouthEast
2 Berlin	Germany	236 km	North
3 Wien	Austria	348 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 370 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Poland.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe main - Medium - Mulde, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pumpspeicherwerk Markersbach (0.9 km² at a height of around 560 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Fichtelberg with a height of 1215 meter (at a distance of 1.5 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 0.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.5 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 2%, moderate high mountains: 98%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Oberes Mittelerzgebirge

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Václav Havel Airport Prague (at a distance of 99 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Karlovy Vary International Airport (at a distance of 24 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

44.3 km2

56.3%

Nature

17.8 km2

22.6%

Agriculture

13.9 km2

17.7%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oberwiesenthal in country Germany

Oberwiesenthal at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region	Czechia,Germany	9.5 km	West
2 Historic Centre of Prague	Czechia	110 km	EastSouthEast
3 Margravial Opera House Bayreuth	Germany	113 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pöhlbachtal	DE	0.3 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oberwiesenthal

Type of weather in Oberwiesenthal	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.29 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	05:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:24 Europe/Amsterdam