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Neuenstein: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Neuenstein: elevation 397 m · slope 33.2% · solar irradiation 1041 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 798 mm · clay content 24.6% · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 21.4 °C · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain hills · 230 frost-free days · bedrock siliciclastic sedimentary · 1 kW panel yields 1047 kWh · surroundings 50% tree cover, 14% cropland, 7% built-up · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 910 kg/m³.

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Neuenstein 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

Neuenstein lies at 50.9074° north, 9.5707° east in Germany.

The nearest city in this archive is Kirchheim, roughly 7 km away; Germany covers 10751 places in total.

Soil was measured at the centre of Neuenstein itself. The settlement falls outside the urban centre database, so no population time series is available. Measured elevation is 402 m and annual irradiation 1041 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

KirchheimSchwarzenbornNiederaulaKnüllwaldOberaulaLudwigsau

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 Neuenstein?

Elevation397 m — moderate elevation
Slope33.2% — very steep; building is costly and planning limits are likely
Solar irradiation1041 kWh/m² — low irradiation; panel yield stays limited
Annual rainfall798 mm — low rainfall
Temperature range-2.4 – 21.4 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformhills
Frost-free period230 d
Snow cover57 d
Surface temperature (day)16.0 °C
Relative humidity65%
Solar energy potential1047 kWh/kWp
Wetness index383.0

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 Neuenstein?

0-5 cm depth

Clay24.6% — balanced texture
Sand27.6%
Silt47.8%
Soil pH5.5 — slightly acidic; suits most crops
Organic carbon64.1 g/kg
Surface rocksiliciclastic sedimentary
Soil density910 kg/m³
Water holding capacity30%
Erosion factor1391.0

Measured at the city centre.

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

What amenities are near Neuenstein?

Counted within a 3 km radius.

Schools0
Hospitals0
Hotels1
Museums0
Restaurants4
Supermarkets0

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Land cover and environment

Land covertree cover
Surroundings50% tree cover · 14% cropland · 29% grassland · 7% built-up
Vegetation index0.30
Settlement typelow density rural
Population density145 /km²
Human impact31
CORINE classBroad-leaved forest
Industrial sites (5 km)0
Noise (day)55 dB
Noise (night)50 dB

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

Hazard profile for Neuenstein

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 49 m (track) · Nearest main road 504 m (motorway) · Power line 248 m

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

Where this place stands nationally

slope steeper than 97% of settlements in this country · solar yield above 18% of them · built-up share higher than 66% of them

Compared against every settlement in the same country.

What can be done here?

Housing access indicators:
✓ road 49m · power line 248m

Energy site screening indicators:
✓ main road 504m · power line 248m

Physical site indicators:
✓ main road 504m

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.

Noise

road day-evening-night 55 dB / night 50 dB

From Copernicus END noise maps; only areas around major roads, railways and airports are mapped. Absence of data does not mean quiet.

What grows on this land?

pasture grasses %37 · buckwheat %25 · reed canary grass %24

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 (+15), soybean (+8), biomass sorghum (+8)

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

Official values of building-land zones

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

Median 30 €/m² · 80% of zones 18–46 €/m² · 29 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

Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Landkreis · 2025 · district (Kreis) level

Average sale value 55 €/m² · sales 81 · Building-ready land 55 €/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 0.55 €/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)