FrankenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.2337,Lat: 50.501  |
| Elevation | 207 meter above sea level | | Local time | 3:22:53am |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Rheinland-Pfalz | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Ahrweiler | | Name | Sinzig | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Franken
Sachsen - | | Other place with same name 2 |
Franken
Bayern - Oberfranken | | Other place with same name 3 |
Franken
Bayern - Niederbayern | | Other place with same name 4 | 
Franken
Alsace - Haut-Rhin |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 127 km | 
SouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 207 km | 
WestNorthWest
| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 264 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 230 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 Laacher See (3.3 km2 at a height of around 274 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Hohe Acht with a height of 747 meter (at a distance of 20.4 km and direction SouthWest).The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Volcanic Eifel (Maar) at a distance of 45.8 km (direction SouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 61.1 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 86 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 40%, hill: 60%, 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 41 km and direction North).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
35.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
36.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
5.6 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Franken in country Germany
Franken 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 Franken 
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