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Steinbach: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Steinbach: elevation 385 m · solar irradiation 1101 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 726 mm · clay content 25.1% · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 21.8 °C · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain low hills · 237 frost-free days · bedrock siliciclastic sedimentary · 1 kW panel yields 1098 kWh · surroundings 40% tree cover, 34% cropland · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 1350 kg/m³.

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Rainfall is scarce, yet irradiation stays limited. Slope and soil show no obvious constraint; site testing is still required.

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

Steinbach lies at 50.0425° north, 7.5883° east in Germany.

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

Soil was measured at the centre of Steinbach itself. The settlement falls outside the urban centre database, so no population time series is available. Measured elevation is 386 m and annual irradiation 1101 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 least sunny fifth · in the driest fifth · in the middle texture band.

Nearby cities

BudenbachRayerschiedRiegenrothBergenhausenKisselbachBenzweiler

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 Steinbach?

Elevation385 m — moderate elevation
Solar irradiation1101 kWh/m² — moderate irradiation
Annual rainfall726 mm — low rainfall
Temperature range-1.9 – 21.8 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformlow hills
Frost-free period237 d
Surface temperature (day)15.7 °C
Relative humidity64%
Solar energy potential1098 kWh/kWp
Wetness index548.0

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 Steinbach?

0-5 cm depth

Clay25.1% — balanced texture
Sand25.1%
Silt49.8%
Soil pH6.3 — slightly acidic; suits most crops
Organic carbon34.6 g/kg
Surface rocksiliciclastic sedimentary
Soil density1350 kg/m³
Water holding capacity34%
Erosion factor195.0

Measured at the city centre.

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

What amenities are near Steinbach?

Counted within a 3 km radius.

Schools0
Hospitals0
Hotels0
Museums0
Restaurants1
Supermarkets1

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Land cover and environment

Land covergrassland
Surroundings40% tree cover · 34% cropland · 26% grassland · 1% built-up
Vegetation index0.30
Settlement typevery dispersed rural
Population density10 /km²
Human impact20
CORINE classPastures
Industrial sites (5 km)0

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

Hazard profile for Steinbach

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 9 m (tertiary road) · Power line 987 m

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

Where this place stands nationally

farther from a road than 5% of them · built-up share higher than 13% of them

Compared against every settlement in the same country.

What can be done here?

Housing access indicators:
✓ road 9m · power line 987m

Energy site screening indicators:
✓ main road 9m · power line 987m

Physical site indicators:
✓ main road 9m

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?

buckwheat %44 · reed canary grass %44 · pasture grasses %40 · carinata %34 · rapeseed %34 · camelina %33

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 (+26), biomass sorghum (+14), soybean (+14) · falling camelina (-11), pasture grasses (-11), potato (-10)

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

Actual land sales

Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis · 2025 · district (Kreis) level

Average sale value 69 €/m² · sales 170 · Building-ready land 106 €/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 1.4 €/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.