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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.2081,Lat: 51.041
Elevation	241 meter above sea level
Local time	19:05:31pm
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk)	Köln
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Name	Kürten

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kürten:Herweg	1.4 km	South
2 Kürten:Richerzhagen	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Odenthal:Neschen	2.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Odenthal:Scheuren	2.8 km	West
5 Odenthal:Eikamp	2.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	177 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	202 km	West
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	218 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 209 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.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 Dhünn-Talsperre (5.2 km² at a height of around 176 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 73.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 103 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 37%, hill: 63%, 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
NR-338

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 20 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.3 km2

36.1%

Agriculture

42.6 km2

54.3%

Urban area

4.2 km2

5.4%

Water - Lakes

3.3 km2

4.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bechen in country Germany

Bechen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	21 km	WestSouthWest
2 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	32 km	SouthWest
3 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	51 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dhünn u. Eifgenbach	DE	4.1 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Type of weather in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	07:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:36 Europe/Amsterdam