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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 10.7745,Lat: 53.699
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	7:29:28am
Name province/region	Schleswig-Holstein
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Herzogtum Lauenburg
Name	Ratzeburg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Römnitz	1.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Bäk	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Ziethen	2.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Mechow	2.7 km	NorthEast
5 Harmsdorf	3.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	219 km	SouthEast
2 København	Denmark	253 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	421 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Schlei/Trave. The nearest bigger lake is Großer Ratzeburger See (13.1 km² at a height of around 3 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Danish-German border with a straight distance of 153.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 215 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly western 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
Östliches Hügelland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lübeck Blankensee Airport (at a distance of 12 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.5 km2

17.2%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Wet nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

45.8 km2

58.3%

Urban area

6.9 km2

8.8%

Water - Lakes

10.2 km2

12.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ratzeburg in country Germany

Ratzeburg at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Hanseatic City of Lübeck	Germany	19 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus	Germany	54 km	WestSouthWest
3 Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke	Germany	121 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Wälder und Seeufer östlich des Ratzeburger Sees	DE	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ratzeburg

Type of weather in Ratzeburg	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	16 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	05:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam