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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8543,Lat: 49.2496
Elevation	204 meter above sea level
Local time	20:03:53pm
Name province/region	Saarland
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Regionalverband Saarbrücken
Name	Völklingen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saarbrücken:Klarenthal	3.8 km	SouthEast
2 Wadgassen	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
3 Wadgassen:Werbeln	4.2 km	West
4 Petite-Rosselle	4.7 km	South
5 Völklingen:Ludweiler-Warndt	4.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	66 km	NorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	252 km	NorthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	260 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 299 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 is Étang de Diefenbach (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.3 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-German border with a straight distance of 3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.2 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 17%, hill: 83%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 63 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saarbrücken Airport (at a distance of 19 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.9 km2

33%

Agriculture

19.4 km2

24.7%

Urban area

33 km2

42%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Völklingen in country Germany

Völklingen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	0.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier	Germany	58 km	NorthNorthWest
3 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	66 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rastgebiete im mittleren Saartal	DE	3.7 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Völklingen

Type of weather in Völklingen	clear sky
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	50 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam