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Gersfeld (Rhön)

General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.9204,Lat: 50.4501
Elevation	534 meter above sea level
Local time	16:59:59pm
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Hessen
Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk)	Kassel
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fulda
Name	Gersfeld (Rhön)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gersfeld (Rhön):Schachen	1.5 km	North
2 Gersfeld (Rhön):Sandberg	1.8 km	EastNorthEast
3 Gersfeld (Rhön):Mosbach	2 km	EastSouthEast
4 Gersfeld (Rhön):Rodenbach	2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Gersfeld (Rhön):Maiersbach	2.1 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	288 km	WestSouthWest
2 Praha	Czech-republic	323 km	East
3 Berlin	Germany	334 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 348 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Weser main Upper - Fulda, Werra, part of the larger catchment area Weser. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Kinzigtalsperre (0.6 km² at a distance of 38.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Wasserkuppe with a height of 950 meter (at a distance of 5.4 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 155.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 218 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 5%, low mountains: 81%, moderate high mountains: 14%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Frankfurt am Main Airport (at a distance of 107 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.7 km2

45.5%

Nature

10 km2

12.8%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

31.2 km2

39.8%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gersfeld (Rhön) in country Germany

Gersfeld (Rhön) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Wartburg Castle	Germany	64 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square	Germany	73 km	South
3 Town of Bamberg	Germany	93 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Hessische Rhön	DE	0.5 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gersfeld

Type of weather in Gersfeld	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	07:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:27 Europe/Amsterdam