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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1023,Lat: 51.1094
Elevation	35 meter above sea level
Local time	8:42:27am
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Köln
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Heinsberg
Name	Wassenberg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wassenberg:Effeld	1.6 km	North
2 Heinsberg:Karken	1.7 km	WestSouthWest
3 Heinsberg:Kempen	1.8 km	South
4 Vlodrop	3.2 km	NorthWest
5 Etsberg	3.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	126 km	West
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	164 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	167 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 132 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Gerelingsplas (1.2 km² at a distance of 12.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.8 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
NR-570

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.1 km2

16.6%

Agriculture

50.3 km2

64%

Urban area

13.2 km2

16.9%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ophoven in country Germany

Ophoven at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	37 km	South
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	63 km	EastSouthEast
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	65 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Roerdal	NL	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Karken

Type of weather in Karken	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam