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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.5158,Lat: 50.2035
Elevation	576 meter above sea level
Local time	3:44:39am
Name province/region	Bayern
Name Subregion	Oberfranken
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Kulmbach
Name	Stadtsteinach
Name	Stadtsteinach

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Stadtsteinach:Vorderreuth	1.9 km	SouthWest
2 Presseck:Wartenfels	1.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Presseck:Braunersreuth	2.2 km	NorthEast
4 Rugendorf:Zettlitz	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Presseck:Wildenstein	3.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	208 km	East
2 Berlin	Germany	290 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	371 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 411 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Main, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Mauthaustalsperre (1.5 km² at a height of around 446 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.5 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 41.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 58 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 35%, low mountains: 65%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Nordwestl. Frankenwald (Thüringer Schiefergebirge)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Nuremberg Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.6 km2

49.1%

Agriculture

38.2 km2

48.6%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schwand in country Germany

Schwand at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Margravial Opera House Bayreuth	Germany	29 km	South
2 Town of Bamberg	Germany	57 km	SouthWest
3 Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau	Germany	87 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Steinachtal mit Naturwaldreservat Kühberg	DE	1.8 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rugendorf

Type of weather in Rugendorf	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	05:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam