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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.7347,Lat: 50.7812
Elevation	188 meter above sea level
Local time	13:33:34pm
Name province/region	Rheinland-Pfalz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)
Name	Wissen
Name	Wissen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bitzen:Dünebusch	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Roth	3.2 km	SouthWest
3 Hövels	3.3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Bitzen	3.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Etzbach	3.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	174 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	238 km	West
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	265 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 252 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 Wiehltalsperre (2.7 km² at a height of around 292 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 103 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 144 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 25%, hill: 75%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Mittelsiegbergland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 43 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.4 km2

47.7%

Agriculture

29.1 km2

37%

Urban area

12 km2

15.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wissen in country Germany

Wissen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	58 km	WestNorthWest
2 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	58 km	West
3 Upper Middle Rhine Valley	Germany	68 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sieg	DE	0.4 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Landkreis Altenkirchen

Type of weather in Landkreis Altenkirchen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	05:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam