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west Weiler-Simmerberg:Weiler im Allgäu germany north Sondheim vor der Rhön germany Albbruck:Schachen germany nearest Gersfeld (Rhön):Maiersbach germany Cham:Schachendorf germany south Nidda:Ulfa germany east Burgwedel:Oldhorst germany


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General information - Location

CountryGermany
Location in countryCenter
Location in EuropeCentral Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 9.9171,Lat: 50.4638 marker
Elevation666 meter above sea level
Local time5:24:23am
Name province/region (Bundesland)Hessen
Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk)Kassel
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityFulda
Name Gersfeld (Rhön)
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Other place with same name 2 Schachen Baden-Württemberg - Tübingen
Other place with same name 3 Schachen Solothurn - Gösgen
Other place with same name 4 Schachen Appenzell Ausserrhoden - Vorderland
Other place with same name 5 Schachen Appenzell Ausserrhoden - Hinterland
Other place with same name 6 Schachen Luzern - Entlebuch
Other place with same name 7 Schachen Oberösterreich - Vöcklabruck

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Gersfeld (Rhön):Maiersbach1 km WestNorthWest
2 Gersfeld (Rhön)1.5 km South
3 Gersfeld (Rhön):Sandberg2 km EastSouthEast
4 Gersfeld (Rhön):Obernhausen2.7 km NorthEast
5 Gersfeld (Rhön):Mosbach2.9 km SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Luxembourg   Luxembourg288 km WestSouthWest
2 Praha   Czech-republic324 km East
3 BerlinGermany333 km NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 346 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Weser main Upper - Fulda, Werra, part of the larger catchment area Weser. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Kinzigtalsperre (0.6 km2 at a distance of 38.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Wasserkuppe with a height of 950 meter (at a distance of 4 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 156.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 219 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 8%, low mountains: 77%, moderate high mountains: 15%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Frankfurt am Main Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   30.4 km2 
 38.7% 
 Nature   9.8 km2 
 12.4% 
 Wet nature   0.5 km2 
 0.6% 
 Agriculture   35.8 km2 
 45.6% 
 Urban area   1.7 km2 
 2.2% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Schachen in country Germany


Schachen at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Wartburg CastleGermany62 km NorthNorthEast
2 Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence SquareGermany75 km South
3 Town of BambergGermany94 km SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Hessische RhönDE0.2 km NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Schachen

Type of weather in Schachenlight rain weericoon
Current temperature: 3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 2.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: South
Air pressure: 1023 mb
Humidity: 95 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:8 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :08:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :16:17 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Schachen - DE (longitude: 9.9171, latitude: 50.4638)
Distance weather station to place (direction Z): 0 Kilometers

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