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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.2608,Lat: 51.6399
Elevation	75 meter above sea level
Local time	4:28:36am
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk)	Münster
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Recklinghausen
Name	Oer-Erkenschwick

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Recklinghausen:Essel	2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Datteln:Horneburg	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Recklinghausen:Suderwich	3.4 km	South
4 Recklinghausen:Speckhorn	4.8 km	West
5 Recklinghausen	5.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	182 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	221 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	240 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 202 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Lower - Ruhr, Lippe, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Halterner Stausee (3 km² at a height of around 38 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 45.7 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 64 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
NR-543

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 52 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dortmund Airport (at a distance of 28 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.2 km2

14.2%

Agriculture

47.6 km2

60.6%

Urban area

19.5 km2

24.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oer-Erkenschwick in country Germany

Oer-Erkenschwick at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	22 km	SouthWest
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	81 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	94 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Die Burg	DE	5.5 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oer-Erkenschwick

Type of weather in Oer-Erkenschwick	moderate rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	08:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:22 Europe/Amsterdam