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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0942,Lat: 51.0094
Elevation	80 meter above sea level
Local time	16:21:09pm
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Köln
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Heinsberg
Name	Heinsberg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heinsberg:Waldenrath	1.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Geilenkirchen:Hatterath	2.1 km	South
3 Heinsberg:Erpen	2.3 km	North
4 Geilenkirchen:Tripsrath	2.7 km	SouthEast
5 Gangelt:Birgden	2.8 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	124 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	156 km	South
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	173 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 134 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 19.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 5.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7.8 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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
NR-570

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.6 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

67.3 km2

85.6%

Urban area

8.8 km2

11.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Straeten in country Germany

Straeten at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	26 km	South
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	61 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Teverener Heide	DE	7.2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Straeten

Type of weather in Straeten	clear sky
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam