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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 14.569,Lat: 51.1489
Elevation	259 meter above sea level
Local time	3:05:07am
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Sachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bautzen
Name	Hochkirch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hochkirch:Pommritz	1.5 km	North
2 Hochkirch:Kohlwesa	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Hochkirch:Plotzen	2.2 km	SouthEast
4 Hochkirch:Meschwitz	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
5 Hochkirch:Wuischke	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	119 km	South
2 Berlin	Germany	173 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Wien	Austria	352 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 272 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Poland.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Havel, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Talsperre Bautzen (5.9 km² at a height of around 167 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Valtenberg with a height of 586 meter (at a distance of 22 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 12.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 17%, hill: 82%, low mountains: 1%, 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)

Name
Oberlausitzer Gefilde

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Václav Havel Airport Prague (at a distance of 119 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.7 km2

19.9%

Agriculture

61.9 km2

78.8%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hochkirch in country Germany

Hochkirch at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski	Germany,Poland	49 km	North
2 Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica	Poland	114 km	East
3 Historic Centre of Prague	Czechia	118 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Täler um Weißenberg	DE	1 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hochkirch

Type of weather in Hochkirch	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	08:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:55 Europe/Amsterdam