AltenaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.6689,Lat: 51.2982  |
| Elevation | 233 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:54:07pm |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Nordrhein-Westfalen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk) | Arnsberg | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Märkischer Kreis | | Name | Altena | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Altena
Drenthe - Noordenveld |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 218 km | 
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| | 2 Amsterdam |
Netherlands | 226 km | 
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| | 3 Brussel | 
Belgium | 238 km |
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 237 km (direction North).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 Versetalsperre (1.9 km2 at a height of around 389 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.9 km in Southern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 92.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 130 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 8%, hill: 91%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dortmund Airport (at a distance of 25 km in Northern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
49.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
20.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
8.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Altena in country Germany
Altena at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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