OberwiesenthalGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
East | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 12.9692,Lat: 50.4194  |
| Elevation | 884 meter above sea level | | Local time | 6:12:58am |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Sachsen | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Erzgebirgskreis | | Name | Oberwiesenthal |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Praha | 
Czech-republic | 110 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 2 Berlin | Germany | 236 km | 
North
| | 3 Wien | 
Austria | 348 km | 
SouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 370 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Poland.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe main - Medium - Mulde, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pumpspeicherwerk Markersbach (0.9 km2 at a height of around 560 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Fichtelberg with a height of 1215 meter (at a distance of 1.5 km and direction NorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Czech border with a straight distance of 0.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.5 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 2%, moderate high mountains: 98%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Václav Havel Airport Prague (at a distance of 99 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Karlovy Vary International Airport (at a distance of 24 km in Southern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
44.3 km2 |
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| Nature |
17.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
13.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
1.7 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Oberwiesenthal in country Germany
Oberwiesenthal at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Pöhlbachtal | DE | 0.3 km | 
South
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