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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4899,Lat: 49.5777
Elevation	383 meter above sea level
Local time	0:35:04am
Name province/region	Rheinland-Pfalz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Trier-Saarburg
Name	Saarburg
Name	Merzkirchen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Merzkirchen:Kelsen	0.8 km	South
2 Merzkirchen	1 km	West
3 Kirf:Meurich	1.8 km	South
4 Merzkirchen:Dittlingen	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Merzkirchen:Körrig	2.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	27 km	West
2 Brussel	Belgium	208 km	NorthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	301 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 254 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Moselle, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Riveristalsperre (0.6 km² at a distance of 24 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Luxembourg-German border with a straight distance of 6.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.5 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench German Luxembourgish tripoint with a straight distance of 15 km (direction SouthWest).
Elevation around place: low location: 3%, hill: 97%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
Mosel-Saar-Gau und Ostluxemburger Gutland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 21 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18 km2

22.9%

Agriculture

58.9 km2

74.9%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Portz in country Germany

Portz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier	Germany	22 km	NorthNorthEast
2 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	26 km	West
3 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	45 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Serriger Bachtal und Leuk und Saar	DE	1.7 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merzkirchen

Type of weather in Merzkirchen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam