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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.1352,Lat: 53.3949
Elevation	7 meter above sea level
Local time	19:35:49pm
Name province/region	Niedersachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Friesland
Name	Varel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Varel:Hohenberge	2.4 km	East
2 Varel:Borgstede	2.9 km	West
3 Varel:Moorhausen	3.1 km	North
4 Varel:Obenstrohe	3.2 km	SouthWest
5 Varel:Dangastermoor	3.3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	246 km	WestSouthWest
2 Berlin	Germany	367 km	EastSouthEast
3 Brussel	Belgium	384 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Weser coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Weser. The nearest bigger lake is Banter See (1.1 km² at a distance of 12.5 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 63.4 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 89 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 78%, low location: 22%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Ostfriesisch-Oldenburgische Geest

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (at a distance of 126 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.5 km2

8.2%

Wet nature

5 km2

6.4%

Agriculture

55.4 km2

70.6%

Urban area

11.6 km2

14.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Varel in country Germany

Varel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Wadden Sea	Denmark,Germany,Netherlands	32 km	EastNorthEast
2 Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen	Germany	57 km	SouthEast
3 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	123 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marschen am Jadebusen	DE	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Varel

Type of weather in Varel	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	05:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam