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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.9865,Lat: 51.8944
Elevation	57 meter above sea level
Local time	1:12:44am
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Wiki-website Subregion (Regierungsbezirk)	Münster
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Borken
Name	Velen
Other place with same name 1	Velen Středočeský - Praha-východ

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Velen:Knüverdarp	3.1 km	SouthWest
2 Gescher:Hochmoor	3.4 km	East
3 Velen:Ramsdorf	4.7 km	West
4 Heiden:Nordick	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Gescher	7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	153 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	217 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	261 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 172 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Vogelvennteich (0.5 km² at a distance of 18.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 13.4 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
NR-544

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 69 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.3 km2

11.8%

Agriculture

65.4 km2

83.2%

Urban area

3.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Velen in country Germany

Velen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen	Germany	45 km	South
2 Cologne Cathedral	Germany	106 km	South
3 Schokland and Surroundings	Netherlands	117 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
VSG 'Heubachniederung, Lavesumer Bruch und Borkenberge'	DE	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Velen
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Velen

Type of weather in Velen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	10.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	8 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	08:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:30 Europe/Amsterdam