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Soest, Germany

Western Europe

Soest is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, and the capital of the Soest district.

Facts
Population
47,752 1
Area (sq km)
85.81 1
Founding Year
1449 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
90 1
Latitude
51.571111 degrees north 1
Longitude
8.109167 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. Soest, Germany (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1449-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 47,752 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.571111, longitude 8.109167
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 90 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 85.81 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 47752 (2025)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 51.5711,8.1092
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 98.0
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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, 8.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 8.25
51.75 8.25 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Soest - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2831708, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.54 km)
Quote, cities500 record 2831708, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.54 km)
51.57558 8.10619 P PPLA3 DE 07 059 05974 05974040 48037 95 Europe/Berlin
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Wikidata: Soest, Germany
Wikidata Q6149, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Soest, Germany (Wikipedia)
  • 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
    'Sohst'; Westphalian: Saust) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany
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