HeckenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.3989,Lat: 49.9157  |
| Elevation | 373 meter above sea level | | Local time | 0:04:57am |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Rheinland-Pfalz | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | | Name | Kirchberg (Hunsrück) | | Name | Hecken | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Hecken
Nordrhein-Westfalen - Köln | | Other place with same name 2 | 
Hecken
Alsace - Haut-Rhin |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 98 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 240 km | 
WestNorthWest
| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 325 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 274 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 Talsperre Nonnweiler (1.5 km2 at a distance of 42.2 km in SouthWestern direction).
The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Volcanic Eifel (Maar) at a distance of 48.5 km (direction NorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Luxembourg-German border with a straight distance of 63.6 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 89 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 Frankfurt am Main Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (at a distance of 10 km in WestNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
20.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
54.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2.2 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
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Obere Nahe | DE | 2.2 km | 
South
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Hecken 
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