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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.3128,Lat: 51.5556
Elevation	98 meter above sea level
Local time	3:10:38am
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk)	Münster
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Recklinghausen
Name	Castrop-Rauxel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Castrop-Rauxel:Deininghausen	2.1 km	NorthEast
2 Dortmund:Bodelschwingh	3.8 km	East
3 Castrop-Rauxel:Frohlinde	3.9 km	SouthEast
4 Castrop-Rauxel:Pöppinghausen	4.1 km	NorthWest
5 Dortmund:Mengede	5.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	190 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	221 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	232 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 212 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.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 Kemnader See (1.1 km² at a height of around 71 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 54.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 77 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
NR-545

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dortmund Airport (at a distance of 21 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.3 km2

14.3%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

30.3 km2

38.5%

Urban area

33.2 km2

42.3%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Castrop-Rauxel in country Germany

Castrop-Rauxel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	20 km	WestSouthWest
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	73 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	86 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lippeaue	DE	13 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Castrop-Rauxel

Type of weather in Castrop-Rauxel	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	08:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:22 Europe/Amsterdam