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General information - Location

Country	Luxembourg
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9465,Lat: 50.017
Elevation	451 meter above sea level
Local time	10:31:56am
Name province/region	Wiltz
Name Subregion	Wiltz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Knaphoscheid	1.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Eschweiler	1.9 km	South
3 Brachtenbach	2.7 km	West
4 Boevange	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Weicherdange	3.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	47 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	146 km	NorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	272 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 191 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 (reservoir) is Lac de la Haute Sûre (Stausee Obersauer) (4.3 km² at a distance of 11.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Luxembourg-Belgium border with a straight distance of 6.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.9 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the German Belgian Luxembourgish tripoint with a straight distance of 18.6 km (direction NorthEast).
Elevation around place: hill: 90%, low mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.5 km2

49%

Agriculture

38.2 km2

48.7%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Selscheid in country Luxembourg

Selscheid 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	47 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	53 km	North
3 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier	Germany	58 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Région du Kiischpelt	LU	1.9 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Knaphoscheid

Type of weather in Knaphoscheid	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	14 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam