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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.0326,Lat: 53.1093
Elevation	33 meter above sea level
Local time	5:12:28am
Name province/region	Niedersachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Name	Elbtalaue
Name	Dannenberg (Elbe)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hitzacker (Elbe):Kähmen	1.8 km	NorthEast
2 Dannenberg (Elbe):Streetz	1.8 km	East
3 Göhrde:Sarenseck	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Karwitz	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Dannenberg (Elbe):Schmarsau	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	172 km	EastSouthEast
2 København	Denmark	307 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Praha	Czech-republic	410 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 92 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake is Laascher See (0.7 km² at a distance of 24.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-German border with a straight distance of 209.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 293 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, 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 agriculture.

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

Name
Lüneburger Heide

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (at a distance of 91 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25 km2

31.9%

Agriculture

48.6 km2

61.9%

Urban area

3.9 km2

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riskau in country Germany

Riskau at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus	Germany	84 km	NorthWest
2 Hanseatic City of Lübeck	Germany	87 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim	Germany	129 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Niedersächsische Mittelelbe	DE	0.1 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Karwitz

Type of weather in Karwitz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	05:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam