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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6292,Lat: 49.4194
Elevation	192 meter above sea level
Local time	22:38:53pm
Name province/region	Saarland
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Merzig-Wadern
Name	Merzig

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Merzig:Harlingen	1.6 km	East
2 Merzig:Bietzen	2.1 km	EastSouthEast
3 Rehlingen-Siersburg:Fremersdorf	2.2 km	SouthEast
4 Merzig:Mondorf	2.3 km	West
5 Merzig:Hilbringen	2.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	42 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	227 km	NorthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	281 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The 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 Moselle, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Riveristalsperre (0.6 km² at a distance of 32.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-German border with a straight distance of 4.9 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.9 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench German Luxembourgish tripoint with a straight distance of 19.8 km (direction WestNorthWest).
Elevation around place: low location: 19%, hill: 81%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 38 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saarbrücken Airport (at a distance of 42 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.8 km2

18.8%

Agriculture

54.3 km2

69.2%

Urban area

9.4 km2

11.9%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mechern in country Germany

Mechern at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	25 km	SouthEast
2 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier	Germany	37 km	North
3 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	42 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Südhang Hohe Berg	DE	1.4 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merzig

Type of weather in Merzig	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam