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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6204,Lat: 50.3215
Elevation	438 meter above sea level
Local time	5:16:18am
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Rheinland-Pfalz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vulkaneifel
Name	Obere Kyll
Name	Birgel
Other place with same name 1	Birgel Nordrhein-Westfalen - Köln

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lissendorf	1.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Gönnersdorf	1.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Feusdorf	3.1 km	North
4 Basberg	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Jünkerath	3.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	87 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	171 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	258 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 202 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 Oleftalsperre (1.5 km² at a height of around 465 meter above sea level) at a distance of 24 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Volcanic Eifel (Maar) at a distance of 23.5 km (direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 15.2 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 68%, low mountains: 32%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
Kalkeifel

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 71 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.1 km2

34.5%

Agriculture

45.2 km2

57.6%

Urban area

5.4 km2

6.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Birgel in country Germany

Birgel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	57 km	WestNorthWest
2 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	60 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	63 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Obere Kyll und Kalkmulden der Nordeifel	DE	0.3 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Birgel
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Birgel

Type of weather in Birgel	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	08:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:31 Europe/Amsterdam