EssigGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.8875,Lat: 50.6586  |
| Elevation | 158 meter above sea level | | Local time | 1:25:32am |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Nordrhein-Westfalen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk) | Köln | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | | Name | Swisttal |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 129 km | 
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| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 180 km |
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| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 236 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 200 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Lower - Ruhr, Lippe, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Zülpicher See (0.8 km2 at a height of around 157 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.3 km in Western direction).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 42.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 59 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 93%, hill: 7%, The hills are mainly northern 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 Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 29 km and direction NorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
3.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
68.4 km2 |
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| Urban area |
6.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Essig in country Germany
Essig at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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