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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5724,Lat: 49.4236
Elevation	329 meter above sea level
Local time	5:03:23am
Name province/region	Saarland
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Merzig-Wadern
Name	Merzig

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Merzig:Mondorf	2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Rehlingen-Siersburg:Biringen	2.1 km	SouthWest
3 Merzig:Büdingen	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Merzig:Fitten	2.8 km	NorthEast
5 Rehlingen-Siersburg:Oberesch	3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	39 km	NorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	224 km	NorthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	283 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 271 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 33.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-German border with a straight distance of 1.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.7 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench German Luxembourgish tripoint with a straight distance of 15.7 km (direction WestNorthWest).
Elevation around place: low location: 13%, hill: 87%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 35 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saarbrücken Airport (at a distance of 45 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.4 km2

12%

Agriculture

64.4 km2

81.9%

Urban area

4.6 km2

5.8%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Silwingen in country Germany

Silwingen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	28 km	SouthEast
2 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier	Germany	37 km	North
3 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	38 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Saar-Nied-Gau	DE	0.3 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Schwemlingen

Type of weather in Schwemlingen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam