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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.4182,Lat: 53.276
Elevation	25 meter above sea level
Local time	9:23:12am
Name province/region	Niedersachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rotenburg (Wümme)
Name	Zeven
Name	Elsdorf

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Elsdorf:Nindorf	1 km	SouthWest
2 Elsdorf:Rüspel	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Groß Meckelsen	2.4 km	NorthEast
4 Heeslingen:Freyersen	2.7 km	NorthWest
5 Heeslingen:Weertzen	3.6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	281 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	321 km	WestSouthWest
3 København	Denmark	340 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 76 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake is Werdersee (0.9 km² at a distance of 44.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 146.7 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 205 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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.

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

Name
Stader Geest

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (at a distance of 55 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.2 km2

7.8%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

69 km2

87.9%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Volkensen in country Germany

Volkensen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen	Germany	47 km	WestSouthWest
2 Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus	Germany	49 km	NorthEast
3 Wadden Sea	Denmark,Germany,Netherlands	64 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oste mit Nebenbächen	DE	0.8 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Groß Meckelsen

Type of weather in Groß Meckelsen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	05:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam