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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.1751,Lat: 51.2099
Elevation	269 meter above sea level
Local time	1:29:13am
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Düsseldorf
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Remscheid
Name	Remscheid

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Remscheid:Grund	0.8 km	SouthEast
2 Wuppertal:Ronsdorf	2.6 km	NorthEast
3 Remscheid:Halbach	2.8 km	East
4 Remscheid	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Wuppertal:Teschen-Sudberg	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	193 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	202 km	West
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	204 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 204 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Lower - Ruhr, Lippe, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Wuppertalsperre (2.2 km² at a height of around 251 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 68.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 96 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 10%, hill: 90%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
NR-338

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dortmund Airport (at a distance of 46 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.5 km2

35.1%

Agriculture

12 km2

15.2%

Urban area

38.1 km2

48.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Westen in country Germany

Westen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	33 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	34 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	47 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gelpe und Saalbach	DE	0.2 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Halbach

Type of weather in Halbach	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	05:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam