ElchweilerGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.2015,Lat: 49.6735  |
| Elevation | 387 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:40:05pm |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Rheinland-Pfalz | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Birkenfeld | | Name | Birkenfeld | | Name | Elchweiler |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 78 km | 
West
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 241 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Bern | 
Switzerland | 304 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 280 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Medium - Nahe, Lahn, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Bostalsee (1.4 km2 at a height of around 399 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.5 km in SouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Erbeskopf with a height of 816 meter (at a distance of 10.2 km and direction NorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Luxembourg-German border with a straight distance of 49.7 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 70 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 91%, low mountains: 9%, 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 72 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (at a distance of 31 km in Northern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
27 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
46.4 km2 |
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| Urban area |
4.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Elchweiler in country Germany
Elchweiler at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Obere Nahe | DE | 1.1 km | 
North
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