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Bechhofen: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Bechhofen: elevation 292 m · slope 12.6% · solar irradiation 1118 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 977 mm · clay content 26.5% · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 22.8 °C · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain hills · 246 frost-free days · bedrock siliciclastic sedimentary · 1 kW panel yields 1096 kWh · surroundings 63% tree cover, 10% cropland, 8% built-up · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 1230 kg/m³.

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Bechhofen lies at moderate elevation on sloping ground. The climate runs temperate. A soil and drainage survey is worth doing before building.

In Germany the official land value (Bodenrichtwert) is set by state expert committees each year as of 1 January.

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Location

Bechhofen lies at 49.3497° north, 7.4107° east in Germany.

The nearest city in this archive is Käshofen, roughly 2 km away; Germany covers 10751 places in total.

Soil was measured at the centre of Bechhofen itself. The settlement falls outside the urban centre database, so no population time series is available. Measured elevation is 276 m and annual irradiation 1118 kWh/m². Earthquake exposure reads medium. 10 hazard categories have been assessed for this settlement.

Set against the 907 places in Germany with all these measurements, this one sits: above the median elevation · in the steepest fifth · in the least sunny fifth · above median rainfall · on more clay-rich soil than the median.

Nearby cities

KäshofenRosenkopfLambsbornWiesbachGroßbundenbachBruchmühlbach-Miesau

Land values: BORIS-D (state valuation boards, 11 states) and BORIS-NRW / IT.NRW. Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein are outside BORIS-D; no land value is shown for those states. Licence: Datenlizenz Deutschland Zero 2.0. Values cover 2011-2026. Place names and coordinates: © BKG 2026 dl-de/by-2-0 (Verwaltungsgebiete 1:250 000); Geobasis NRW (DVG).

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What is the terrain and climate like in Bechhofen?

Elevation292 m — moderate elevation
Slope12.6% — very steep; building is costly and planning limits are likely
Solar irradiation1118 kWh/m² — moderate irradiation
Annual rainfall977 mm — temperate rainfall
Temperature range-1.6 – 22.8 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformhills
Frost-free period246 d
Surface temperature (day)18.9 °C
Relative humidity64%
Solar energy potential1096 kWh/kWp
Wetness index591.0

Source: OpenLandMap bare-earth DTM ensemble · 30 m · 2018 · last verified: 2026-09-21

Source: CHELSA V2.1 · 1 km · 1981-2010 · last verified: 2026-09-21

What is the soil like in Bechhofen?

0-5 cm depth

Clay26.5% — balanced texture
Sand29.1%
Silt44.4%
Soil pH5.9 — slightly acidic; suits most crops
Organic carbon73.5 g/kg
Surface rocksiliciclastic sedimentary
Soil density1230 kg/m³
Water holding capacity31%
Erosion factor273.0

Measured at the city centre.

Source: SoilGrids — ISRIC World Soil Information · 250 m · 2020 · last verified: 2026-09-21

What amenities are near Bechhofen?

Counted within a 3 km radius.

Schools0
Hospitals0
Hotels0
Museums1
Restaurants0
Supermarkets0

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Land cover and environment

Land covergrassland
Surroundings63% tree cover · 10% cropland · 20% grassland · 8% built-up
Vegetation index0.30
Settlement typerural
Population density1089 /km²
Human impact33
CORINE classPastures
Industrial sites (5 km)0

Source: CORINE Land Cover — EEA · Industrial Emissions Portal — EEA · ESA WorldCover 10 m · GHS-SMOD — JRC · GHSL Urban Centre Database — JRC

Hazard profile for Bechhofen

The assessment below applies at Germany level.

Earthquakemedium
River floodhigh
Urban floodhigh
Coastal floodhigh
Landslidemedium
Wildfirehigh
Water scarcitymedium
Extreme heatmedium
Tsunamivery low
Volcanomedium

Source: ThinkHazard! — World Bank / GFDRR · 2024 · last verified: 2026-09-21

Access and utilities

Nearest road 60 m (track) · Nearest main road 105 m (tertiary road) · Power line 47 m

Measured from OpenStreetMap data. Legal road frontage and connection rights must be verified separately.

Where this place stands nationally

slope steeper than 83% of settlements in this country · built-up share higher than 71% of them

Compared against every settlement in the same country.

What can be done here?

Housing access indicators:
✓ road 60m · power line 47m

Energy site screening indicators:
✓ main road 105m · power line 47m

Physical site indicators:
✓ main road 105m

Only physical conditions are assessed (access, slope, fabric, hazards). Planning status and building rights must be confirmed with the local authority. Power-line distance is measured from OpenStreetMap; grid capacity and connection feasibility are not assessed.

What grows on this land?

pasture grasses %36 · reed canary grass %28 · buckwheat %27 · triticale %27 · rye %26 · wheat %25

FAO/IIASA GAEZ v5 climate and soil suitability model, for rain-fed, high-input farming. The percentage is an average over roughly 14 km around the point.

Source: GAEZ v5 — FAO / IIASA · 1 km · 2001-2020

What changed in twenty years?

rising biomass sorghum (+15), maize (+14), sorghum (+14) · falling barley (-6), rapeseed (-6), wheat (-6)

Difference in suitability between 1981-2000 and 2001-2020.

Actual land sales

Südwestpfalz, Landkreis · 2025 · district (Kreis) level

Average sale value 68 €/m² · sales 97 · Building-ready land 82 €/m²

Calculated from official title transfers. A Bodenrichtwert is an official VALUATION; this is the average of actual sales.

Land value and building rights

Official regional land value set by the valuation board.

Official zone value at this point 1.1 €/m² (agricultural land)

The official value at this point belongs to agricultural or forest land, not to a building zone; it is not the building-land value of the settlement.

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This is a zonal value, not the value of an individual plot.

Planning constraints

Source: Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN)