HeckenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.5122,Lat: 50.4532  |
| Elevation | 528 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:04:15pm |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Nordrhein-Westfalen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk) | Köln | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Euskirchen | | Name | Hellenthal | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Hecken
Rheinland-Pfalz - | | Other place with same name 2 | 
Hecken
Alsace - Haut-Rhin |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 98 km | 
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| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 159 km | 
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| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 242 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 188 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Oleftalsperre (1.5 km2 at a height of around 465 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8 km in NorthWestern direction).
The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Volcanic Eifel (Maar) at a distance of 39.7 km (direction SouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 9.7 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.5 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 10%, low mountains: 90%, 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 forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction NorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
38.3 km2 |
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| Nature |
7.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
31.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Hecken in country Germany
Hecken 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 Hecken 
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