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Schwalmtal: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Schwalmtal: elevation 323 m · slope 7.0% · solar irradiation 1090 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 823 mm · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 21.7 °C · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain smooth plain · 233 frost-free days · bedrock basic volcanic · 1 kW panel yields 1095 kWh · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 1280 kg/m³.

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Schwalmtal stands on a level plateau at moderate elevation. 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.

What you can look up here

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Accuracy and limits

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Location

Schwalmtal lies at 50.6969° north, 9.3265° east in Germany.

The nearest city in this archive is Alsfeld, roughly 10 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 326 m and annual irradiation 1090 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 · steeper than the median · in the least sunny fifth · below median rainfall.

Nearby cities

AlsfeldLauterbach (Hessen)GrebenauRomrodLautertal (Vogelsberg)Schrecksbach

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 Schwalmtal?

Elevation323 m — moderate elevation
Slope7.0% — steep; retaining walls and excavation raise costs noticeably
Solar irradiation1090 kWh/m² — low irradiation; panel yield stays limited
Annual rainfall823 mm — temperate rainfall
Temperature range-2.3 – 21.7 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformsmooth plain
Frost-free period233 d
Surface temperature (day)17.1 °C
Relative humidity63%
Solar energy potential1095 kWh/kWp
Wetness index554.0

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 Schwalmtal?

0-5 cm depth

Surface rockbasic volcanic
Soil density1280 kg/m³
Water holding capacity32%
Erosion factor301.0

Measured at the city centre.

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

Hazard profile for Schwalmtal

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 (service road) · Power line 358 m

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

What can be done here?

Housing access indicators:
✓ road 6m · power line 358m

Energy site screening indicators:
✓ main road 6m · power line 358m

Physical site indicators:
✓ main road 6m

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.

Official values of building-land zones

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

Median 26 €/m² · 80% of zones 18–38 €/m² · 17 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

Vogelsbergkreis · 2025 · district (Kreis) level

Average sale value 59 €/m² · sales 88 · Building-ready land 63 €/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 30 €/m²

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