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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 10.1156,Lat: 50.8236
Elevation	239 meter above sea level
Local time	18:15:00pm
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Thüringen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Wartburgkreis
Name	Krayenberggemeinde

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Krayenberggemeinde:Dietlas	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Krayenberggemeinde:Kieselbach	2.1 km	North
3 Krayenberggemeinde:Dorndorf	2.7 km	NorthWest
4 Vacha:Martinroda	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
5 Tiefenort	4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	295 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	315 km	WestSouthWest
3 Praha	Czech-republic	316 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 314 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Weser main Upper - Fulda, Werra, part of the larger catchment area Weser. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Talsperre Schmalwasser (1.7 km² at a height of around 571 meter above sea level) at a distance of 37.6 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Großer Inselsberg with a height of 917 meter (at a distance of 25 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 151.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 212 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Bad Salzunger Buntsandsteinland
Bad Salzunger Buntsandsteinland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Frankfurt am Main Airport (at a distance of 141 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.8 km2

44.3%

Agriculture

36 km2

45.9%

Urban area

7.7 km2

9.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merkers in country Germany

Merkers at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Wartburg Castle	Germany	21 km	NorthEast
2 Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe	Germany	75 km	NorthWest
3 Classical Weimar	Germany	87 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Werra bis Treffurt mit Zuflüssen	DE	0.4 km	NorthNorthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merkers

Type of weather in Merkers	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.31 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	994 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	07:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:25 Europe/Amsterdam