OstwigGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.4158,Lat: 51.3628  |
| Elevation | 347 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:26:20pm |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Nordrhein-Westfalen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk) | Arnsberg | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Hochsauerlandkreis | | Name | Bestwig |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 254 km | 
SouthWest
| | 2 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 267 km | 
WestNorthWest
| | 3 Brussel | 
Belgium | 290 km |
West
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 227 km (direction North).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 Hennesee (2.5 km2 at a height of around 322 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 128.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 180 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 84%, low mountains: 16%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 105 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (at a distance of 31 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
43.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
27.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
7.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Ostwig in country Germany
Ostwig at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Ruhr | DE | 0.1 km | 
WestSouthWest
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Social media - Maps
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