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Alfeld

Western Europe

Alfeld, also known as Alfeld (Leine), is a town in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany, on the Leine river about 20 kilometers southwest of Hildesheim. It is the second-biggest town in Hildesheim district, part of the Hannover-Braunschweig-Gottingen-Wolfsburg metropolitan region and the Leinebergland region, and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 through its Fagus Factory.

Facts
Population
17,991 1
Area (sq km)
72.86 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
145 1
Latitude
51.988611 degrees north 1
Longitude
9.826944 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. Alfeld (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 17,991 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.988611, longitude 9.826944
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 145 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 72.86 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 17991 (2025)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 51.9886,9.8269
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 104.0
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3. 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, 9.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 9.75
51.75 9.75 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Alfeld - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2958533
Quote, cities500 record 2958533
51.98382 9.81989 P PPLA4 DE 06 00 03254 03254002 19138 145 91 Europe/Berlin
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Alfeld (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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