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Erbach: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Erbach: elevation 346 m · slope 13.8% · solar irradiation 1100 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 918 mm · clay content 26.4% · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 22.4 °C · 8 industrial sites · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain slope and footslope · 237 frost-free days · bedrock siliciclastic sedimentary · 1 kW panel yields 1093 kWh · surroundings 96% tree cover · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 1010 kg/m³.

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Erbach 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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Accuracy and limits

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Location

Erbach lies at 49.6270° north, 9.0228° east in Germany.

The nearest city in this archive is Michelstadt, roughly 10 km away; Germany covers 10751 places in total.

Soil was measured at the centre of Erbach itself. The settlement falls outside the urban centre database, so no population time series is available. Measured elevation is 381 m and annual irradiation 1100 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: in the highest fifth by elevation · in the steepest fifth · in the least sunny fifth · in the middle rainfall band · on more clay-rich soil than the median.

Nearby cities

MichelstadtOberzentMossautalBad KönigKirchzellEberbach

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 Erbach?

Elevation346 m — moderate elevation
Slope13.8% — very steep; building is costly and planning limits are likely
Solar irradiation1100 kWh/m² — moderate irradiation
Annual rainfall918 mm — temperate rainfall
Temperature range-2.3 – 22.4 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformslope and footslope
Frost-free period237 d
Surface temperature (day)16.0 °C
Relative humidity62%
Solar energy potential1093 kWh/kWp
Wetness index515.0

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 Erbach?

0-5 cm depth

Clay26.4% — balanced texture
Sand24.9%
Silt48.7%
Soil pH4.9 — acidic soil; may need liming
Organic carbon75.3 g/kg
Surface rocksiliciclastic sedimentary
Soil density1010 kg/m³
Water holding capacity33%
Erosion factor547.0

Measured at the city centre.

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

What amenities are near Erbach?

Counted within a 3 km radius.

Schools0
Hospitals0
Hotels1
Museums0
Restaurants2
Supermarkets0

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Land cover and environment

Land covertree cover
Surroundings96% tree cover · 4% grassland
Vegetation index0.30
Settlement typevery dispersed rural
Population density0 /km²
Human impact17
CORINE classConiferous forest
Industrial sites (5 km)8

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

Hazard profile for Erbach

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 6 m (track) · Nearest main road 704 m (tertiary road) · Power line 1.6 km

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

Where this place stands nationally

slope steeper than 84% of settlements in this country · farther from a road than 2% of them

Compared against every settlement in the same country.

What can be done here?

Housing access indicators:
✓ road 6m
✗ power line 1644m

Energy site screening indicators:
✓ main road 704m · power line 1644m

Physical site indicators:
✓ main road 704m

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 %56 · buckwheat %40 · reed canary grass %39 · flax %36 · rye %36 · triticale %36

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 (+31), maize (+31), sorghum (+19) · falling carinata (-6)

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

Official values of building-land zones

Erbach · 2024-01-01 · BORIS Hessen, dl-de/zero-2.0

Median 75 €/m² · 80% of zones 35–180 €/m² · 80 zones

Median and 10–90% range calculated by WoZo from all building-land (baureifes Land) Bodenrichtwert zones in the municipality. Not the value of a single plot.

Actual land sales

Odenwaldkreis · 2025 · district (Kreis) level

Average sale value 130 €/m² · sales 32 · Building-ready land 130 €/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 35 €/m²

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

Planning constraints

Source: Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN)