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Gerach: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Gerach: elevation 350 m · slope 48.3% · solar irradiation 1119 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 802 mm · clay content 24.9% · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 22.2 °C · 41 industrial sites · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain low mountain · 242 frost-free days · bedrock basic volcanic · 1 kW panel yields 1054 kWh · surroundings 53% tree cover, 6% cropland, 7% built-up · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 1200 kg/m³.

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Gerach 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

Gerach lies at 49.7517° north, 7.3505° east in Germany.

The nearest city in this archive is Hintertiefenbach, roughly 1 km away; Germany covers 10751 places in total.

Soil was measured at the centre of Gerach itself. The settlement falls outside the urban centre database, so no population time series is available. Measured elevation is 364 m and annual irradiation 1119 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 · below median rainfall · in the middle texture band.

Nearby cities

HintertiefenbachNiederwörresbachFischbachHerrsteinBerschweiler bei KirnNiederhosenbach

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 Gerach?

Elevation350 m — moderate elevation
Slope48.3% — very steep; building is costly and planning limits are likely
Solar irradiation1119 kWh/m² — moderate irradiation
Annual rainfall802 mm — temperate rainfall
Temperature range-1.8 – 22.2 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformlow mountain
Frost-free period242 d
Surface temperature (day)17.6 °C
Relative humidity64%
Solar energy potential1054 kWh/kWp
Wetness index293.0

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 Gerach?

0-5 cm depth

Clay24.9% — balanced texture
Sand24.4%
Silt50.7%
Soil pH5.7 — slightly acidic; suits most crops
Organic carbon73.1 g/kg
Surface rockbasic volcanic
Soil density1200 kg/m³
Water holding capacity31%
Erosion factor4188.0

Measured at the city centre.

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

What amenities are near Gerach?

Counted within a 3 km radius.

Schools0
Hospitals0
Hotels1
Museums0
Restaurants4
Supermarkets0

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Land cover and environment

Land covertree cover
Surroundings53% tree cover · 6% cropland · 31% grassland · 7% built-up
Vegetation index0.20
Settlement typelow density rural
Population density196 /km²
Human impact34
CORINE classBroad-leaved forest
Industrial sites (5 km)41

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

Hazard profile for Gerach

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 20 m (track) · Nearest main road 172 m (tertiary road) · Power line 442 m

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

Where this place stands nationally

slope steeper than 99% of settlements in this country · solar yield above 23% of them · farther from a road than 17% of them · built-up share higher than 69% of them

Compared against every settlement in the same country.

What can be done here?

Housing access indicators:
✓ road 20m · power line 442m

Energy site screening indicators:
✓ main road 172m · power line 442m

Physical site indicators:
✓ main road 172m

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 %40 · reed canary grass %28 · buckwheat %28 · rye %22 · triticale %22 · flax %21

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 energy tobacco (+17), biomass sorghum (+13), maize (+13) · falling camelina (-8)

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

Actual land sales

Birkenfeld, Landkreis · 2025 · district (Kreis) level

Average sale value 43 €/m² · sales 68 · Building-ready land 53 €/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 0.7 €/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)