BirkGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
Southeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 11.9238,Lat: 50.0769  |
| Elevation | 651 meter above sea level | | Local time | 4:18:47am |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Bayern | | Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk) | Oberfranken | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge | | Name | Weißenstadt | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Birk
Bayern - Oberfranken |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Praha | 
Czech-republic | 178 km | 
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| | 2 Berlin | Germany | 291 km | 
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| | 3 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 371 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 426 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe main - Upper - Ohre, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Weißenstädter See (0.5 km2 at a height of around 612 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.9 km in NorthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Schneeberg with a height of 1051 meter (at a distance of 5.7 km and direction WestSouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Czech border with a straight distance of 20.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 28 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 97%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. 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 Nuremberg Airport (at a distance of 89 km and direction SouthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
38.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
37.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2.1 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Birk in country Germany
Birk at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Birk 
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