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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.9647,Lat: 51.6608
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	11:15:02am
Name province/region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Name Subregion	Münster
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Recklinghausen
Name	Dorsten

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dorsten:Ulfkotte	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Dorsten:Östrich	3.5 km	West
3 Bottrop:Ekel	4.2 km	SouthWest
4 Dorsten:Altendorf	4.3 km	SouthEast
5 Dorsten:Sölten	5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	163 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	204 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	236 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 185 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 Halterner Stausee (3 km² at a height of around 38 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 30.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 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 agriculture.

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

Name
NR-544

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 44 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dortmund Airport (at a distance of 48 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.8 km2

12.5%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

50 km2

63.7%

Urban area

15.5 km2

19.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Dorsten in country Germany

Dorsten 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	SouthSouthEast
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	80 km	South
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	93 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lippeaue	DE	0.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hochfeld

Type of weather in Hochfeld	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	05:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:19 Europe/Amsterdam