AltenhainGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.102,Lat: 50.5622  |
| Elevation | 440 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:47:28pm |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Hessen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk) | Gießen | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Gießen | | Name | Laubach | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Altenhain
Sachsen - | | Other place with same name 2 |
Altenhain
Sachsen - - Mittelsachsen | | Other place with same name 3 |
Altenhain
Sachsen - - Chemnitz | | Other place with same name 4 |
Altenhain
Hessen - Darmstadt |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 238 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 337 km |
West
| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 355 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 321 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Medium - Nahe, Lahn, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Kinzigtalsperre (0.6 km2 at a distance of 35.8 km in SouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Taufstein with a height of 773 meter (at a distance of 10.9 km and direction EastSouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
French-German border with a straight distance of 187.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 262 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 89%, low mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Frankfurt am Main Airport (at a distance of 70 km and direction SouthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
32.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
44.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
1.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Altenhain in country Germany
Altenhain at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Vogelsberg | DE | 0.1 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Altenhain 
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SouthSouthWest
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