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Herborn: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Herborn: elevation 460 m · slope 7.7% · solar irradiation 1130 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 856 mm · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 21.1 °C · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain low hills · 231 frost-free days · bedrock siliciclastic sedimentary · 1 kW panel yields 1101 kWh · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 1270 kg/m³.

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Herborn 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

Herborn lies at 49.7667° north, 7.2942° east in Germany.

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

The settlement falls outside the urban centre database, so no population time series is available. Measured elevation is 466 m and annual irradiation 1130 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 · steeper than the median · below median irradiation · below median rainfall.

Nearby cities

VeitsrodtVollmersbachOberwörresbachMörschiedWeidenNiederwörresbach

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 Herborn?

Elevation460 m — moderate elevation
Slope7.7% — steep; retaining walls and excavation raise costs noticeably
Solar irradiation1130 kWh/m² — moderate irradiation
Annual rainfall856 mm — temperate rainfall
Temperature range-2.3 – 21.1 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformlow hills
Frost-free period231 d
Surface temperature (day)16.8 °C
Relative humidity65%
Solar energy potential1101 kWh/kWp
Wetness index494.0

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 Herborn?

0-5 cm depth

Surface rocksiliciclastic sedimentary
Soil density1270 kg/m³
Water holding capacity32%
Erosion factor358.0

Measured at the city centre.

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

Hazard profile for Herborn

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

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 32 €/m²

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