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Steinen: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Steinen: elevation 410 m · solar irradiation 1067 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 1042 mm · clay content 26.8% · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 20.9 °C · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain flat plain · 231 frost-free days · bedrock basic volcanic · 1 kW panel yields 1073 kWh · surroundings 52% tree cover · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 1270 kg/m³.

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The climate runs temperate. 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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Location

Steinen lies at 50.5685° north, 7.8153° east in Germany.

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

Soil was measured at the centre of Steinen itself. The settlement falls outside the urban centre database, so no population time series is available. Measured elevation is 409 m and annual irradiation 1067 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 · above median rainfall · on more clay-rich soil than the median.

Nearby cities

FreilingenMaxsainSteinebach an der WiedHartenfelsDreifeldenEwighausen

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 Steinen?

Elevation410 m — moderate elevation
Solar irradiation1067 kWh/m² — low irradiation; panel yield stays limited
Annual rainfall1042 mm — temperate rainfall
Temperature range-2.4 – 20.9 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformflat plain
Frost-free period231 d
Surface temperature (day)17.7 °C
Relative humidity65%
Solar energy potential1073 kWh/kWp
Wetness index547.0

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 Steinen?

0-5 cm depth

Clay26.8% — balanced texture
Sand19.3%
Silt53.9%
Soil pH6.1 — slightly acidic; suits most crops
Organic carbon62.1 g/kg
Surface rockbasic volcanic
Soil density1270 kg/m³
Water holding capacity39%
Erosion factor105.0

Measured at the city centre.

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

What amenities are near Steinen?

Counted within a 3 km radius.

Schools0
Hospitals0
Hotels1
Museums0
Restaurants2
Supermarkets0

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Land cover and environment

Land covergrassland
Surroundings52% tree cover · 4% cropland · 36% grassland · 1% built-up
Vegetation index0.30
Settlement typevery dispersed rural
Population density25 /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 Steinen

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 158 m (primary road) · Power line 285 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 87% of them · built-up share higher than 17% of them

Compared against every settlement in the same country.

What can be done here?

Housing access indicators:
✓ road 158m · power line 285m

Energy site screening indicators:
✓ main road 158m · power line 285m

Physical site indicators:
✓ main road 158m

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 %66 · buckwheat %55 · reed canary grass %55 · cabbage %51 · flax %51 · oat %51

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 (+34), tomato (+24), soybean (+19) · falling camelina (-6)

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

Actual land sales

Westerwaldkreis · 2025 · district (Kreis) level

Average sale value 71 €/m² · sales 385 · Building-ready land 104 €/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 1.1 €/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)