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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.8994,Lat: 52.4595
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	20:25:31pm
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Niedersachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Osnabrück
Name	Bramsche

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bramsche:Ueffeln	1.9 km	SouthWest
2 Alfhausen:Thiene	3.6 km	NorthEast
3 Neuenkirchen:Lintern	3.7 km	SouthWest
4 Bramsche:Hesepe	4.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Ankum:Westerholte	4.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	205 km	West
2 Brussel	Belgium	304 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	341 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 107 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ems. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Alfsee (2.2 km² at a distance of 4.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 57.1 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Ems-Hunte-Geest und Dümmer-Geestniederung

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Hannover Airport (at a distance of 121 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.8 km2

26.5%

Agriculture

54.6 km2

69.5%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balkum in country Germany

Balkum at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen	Germany	92 km	NorthEast
2 Colonies of Benevolence	Belgium,Netherlands	121 km	NorthWest
3 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	123 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gehn	DE	1.6 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Westerholte

Type of weather in Westerholte	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	7 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	08:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:17 Europe/Amsterdam