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Brakel, Germany

Western Europe

Brakel is a town in the district of Höxter, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Facts
Population
16,152 1
Area (sq km)
173.74 1
Founding Year
836 2
Founding Year
836 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
135 1
Latitude
51.716667 degrees north 1
Longitude
9.183333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. Brakel, Germany (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 16,152 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.716667, longitude 9.183333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 135 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 173.74 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 16152 (2025)
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2. Brakel, Germany (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 836
    Brakel was first mentioned in 836 as "villa brechal" in writings by the Benedictine monks.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 836
    Brakel was first mentioned in 836 as "villa brechal" in writings by the Benedictine monks.
  • Source text, founding-year: 836
    Brakel was first mentioned in 836 as "villa brechal" in writings by the Benedictine monks.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    [ˈbʁaːkl̩] ) is a town in the district of Höxter in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 51.7167,9.1833
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 143.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 9.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 9.25
51.75 9.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Brakel - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2945542, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.2 km)
Quote, cities500 record 2945542, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.2 km)
51.7175 9.18596 P PPL DE 07 057 05762 05762016 17808 136 Europe/Berlin
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