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General information - Location

Country	Luxembourg
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9814,Lat: 49.4993
Elevation	293 meter above sea level
Local time	8:25:14am
Population	34000 (2nd largest city in country)
Name province/region	Esch-sur-Alzette
Name Subregion	Esch-sur-Alzette

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ehlerange	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Russange	2.9 km	SouthWest
3 Mondercange	3.6 km	North
4 Audun-le-Tiche	3.7 km	SouthWest
5 Soleuvre	4.1 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	16 km	NorthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	190 km	NorthWest
3 Paris	France	277 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 240 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 d'Amel (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 35.9 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Luxembourg-French border with a straight distance of 1.1 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.6 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Belgian Luxembourgish tripoint with a straight distance of 12.9 km (direction WestNorthWest).
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 21 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.3 km2

24.5%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.6%

Agriculture

26.2 km2

33.3%

Urban area

28.3 km2

36%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Esch-sur-Alzette in country Luxembourg

Esch-sur-Alzette at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	17 km	NorthEast
2 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier	Germany	55 km	EastNorthEast
3 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	69 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Esch-sur-Alzette Sud-est - Anciennes minières / Ellegronn	LU	0.7 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Esch-sur-Alzette

Type of weather in Esch-sur-Alzette	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 24 April 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam