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Falkenstein: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Falkenstein: elevation 324 m · slope 13.5% · solar irradiation 1158 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 732 mm · clay content 27.2% · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 22.7 °C · 1 industrial sites · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain hills · 244 frost-free days · bedrock basic volcanic · 1 kW panel yields 1102 kWh · surroundings 90% tree cover · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 1050 kg/m³.

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Falkenstein lies at moderate elevation on sloping ground. Rainfall is scarce, yet irradiation stays limited. 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

Falkenstein lies at 49.6072° north, 7.8663° east in Germany.

The nearest city in this archive is Rockenhausen, roughly 3 km away; Germany covers 10751 places in total.

Soil was measured at the centre of Falkenstein itself. The settlement falls outside the urban centre database, so no population time series is available. Measured elevation is 329 m and annual irradiation 1158 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 middle irradiation band · in the driest fifth · on more clay-rich soil than the median.

Nearby cities

RockenhausenImsbachWürzweilerSchweisweilerWinnweilerSankt Alban

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 Falkenstein?

Elevation324 m — moderate elevation
Slope13.5% — very steep; building is costly and planning limits are likely
Solar irradiation1158 kWh/m² — moderate irradiation
Annual rainfall732 mm — low rainfall
Temperature range-1.7 – 22.7 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformhills
Frost-free period244 d
Surface temperature (day)16.5 °C
Relative humidity63%
Solar energy potential1102 kWh/kWp
Wetness index409.0

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 Falkenstein?

0-5 cm depth

Clay27.2% — balanced texture
Sand27.7%
Silt45.2%
Soil pH6.0 — slightly acidic; suits most crops
Organic carbon66.6 g/kg
Surface rockbasic volcanic
Soil density1050 kg/m³
Water holding capacity36%
Erosion factor1670.0

Measured at the city centre.

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

What amenities are near Falkenstein?

Counted within a 3 km radius.

Schools0
Hospitals0
Hotels0
Museums0
Restaurants2
Supermarkets0

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Land cover and environment

Land covertree cover
Surroundings90% tree cover · 10% grassland
Vegetation index0.20
Settlement typevery dispersed rural
Population density44 /km²
Human impact16
CORINE classPastures
Industrial sites (5 km)1

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

Hazard profile for Falkenstein

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 31 m (track) · Nearest main road 118 m (tertiary road) · Power line 308 m

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 29% of them · built-up share higher than 9% of them

Compared against every settlement in the same country.

What can be done here?

Housing access indicators:
✓ road 31m · power line 308m

Energy site screening indicators:
✓ main road 118m · power line 308m

Physical site indicators:
✓ main road 118m

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 %35 · reed canary grass %28 · buckwheat %27

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 sorghum (+12), biomass sorghum (+10), maize (+10) · falling potato (-5)

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

Actual land sales

Donnersbergkreis · 2025 · district (Kreis) level

Average sale value 149 €/m² · sales 57 · Building-ready land 188 €/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 0.95 €/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)