RacksenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Germany | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.6933,Lat: 50.7365  |
| Elevation | 291 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:09:16pm |
| Name province/region (Bundesland) | Rheinland-Pfalz | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | | Name | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | | Name | Racksen |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 168 km | 
SouthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 236 km |
West
| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 266 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 251 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.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 Dreifelder Weiher (1 km2 at a distance of 17.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 98.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 138 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 16%, hill: 84%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction WestNorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
26.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
45.1 km2 |
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| Urban area |
6.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Racksen in country Germany
Racksen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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