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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 14.7817,Lat: 51.3517
Elevation	165 meter above sea level
Local time	3:14:45am
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Sachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Görlitz
Name	Niesky
Other place with same name 1	Kosel Schleswig-Holstein -

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Niesky:Stannewisch	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Rietschen:Nieder Prauske	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Quitzdorf am See:Petershain	4 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Hähnichen:Trebus	4.4 km	East
5 Rietschen:Teicha	4.6 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	143 km	South
2 Berlin	Germany	161 km	NorthWest
3 Wien	Austria	368 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 250 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 is Schwarze Lache (0.9 km² at a height of around 143 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.8 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-German border with a straight distance of 12.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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)

Name
Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichgebiet

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Berlin Brandenburg Airport (at a distance of 142 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

48.8 km2

62.2%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

24.9 km2

31.7%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.7%

Water - Lakes

3.2 km2

4.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kosel in country Germany

Kosel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski	Germany,Poland	26 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica	Poland	104 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Prague	Czechia	143 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Biosphärenreservat Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft	DE	1.8 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kosel
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rietschen

Type of weather in Rietschen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	08:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:53 Europe/Amsterdam