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Urbach: Official Land Value (Bodenrichtwert)

In and around Urbach: elevation 350 m · solar irradiation 1069 kWh/m² · annual rainfall 1033 mm · clay content 25.3% · earthquake exposure medium · average high temperature 21.3 °C · 39 industrial sites · climate Cfb temperate oceanic · terrain smooth plain · 239 frost-free days · bedrock siliciclastic sedimentary · 1 kW panel yields 1071 kWh · surroundings 74% tree cover, 6% cropland · no flood event in the source dataset · soil density 1300 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

Urbach lies at 50.5518° north, 7.5641° east in Germany.

The nearest city in this archive is Rüscheid, roughly 3 km away; Germany covers 10751 places in total.

Soil was measured at the centre of Urbach itself. The settlement falls outside the urban centre database, so no population time series is available. Measured elevation is 369 m and annual irradiation 1069 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

RüscheidOberradenLinkenbachDernbachDürrholzNiederhofen

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 Urbach?

Elevation350 m — moderate elevation
Solar irradiation1069 kWh/m² — low irradiation; panel yield stays limited
Annual rainfall1033 mm — temperate rainfall
Temperature range-1.7 – 21.3 °C
Climate classCfb temperate oceanic
Landformsmooth plain
Frost-free period239 d
Surface temperature (day)16.0 °C
Relative humidity65%
Solar energy potential1071 kWh/kWp
Wetness index451.0

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 Urbach?

0-5 cm depth

Clay25.3% — balanced texture
Sand23.6%
Silt51.1%
Soil pH5.0 — acidic soil; may need liming
Organic carbon92.8 g/kg
Surface rocksiliciclastic sedimentary
Soil density1300 kg/m³
Water holding capacity33%
Erosion factor380.0

Measured at the city centre.

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

What amenities are near Urbach?

Counted within a 3 km radius.

Schools1
Hospitals0
Hotels2
Museums0
Restaurants4
Supermarkets0

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Land cover and environment

Land covertree cover
Surroundings74% tree cover · 6% cropland · 17% grassland · 3% built-up
Vegetation index0.20
Settlement typevery dispersed rural
Population density37 /km²
Human impact35
CORINE classBroad-leaved forest
Industrial sites (5 km)39
Noise (day)60 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 Urbach

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 150 m (track) · Nearest main road 669 m (motorway) · Power line 516 m

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

Where this place stands nationally

slope steeper than 72% of settlements in this country · farther from a road than 85% of them

Compared against every settlement in the same country.

What can be done here?

Housing access indicators:
✓ road 150m · power line 516m

Energy site screening indicators:
✓ main road 669m · power line 516m

Physical site indicators:
✓ main road 669m

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 60 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 %52 · buckwheat %40 · reed canary grass %40 · cabbage %30 · flax %30 · silage maize %30

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 (+25), biomass sorghum (+24), maize (+24)

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

Actual land sales

Neuwied, Landkreis · 2025 · district (Kreis) level

Average sale value 107 €/m² · sales 237 · Building-ready land 141 €/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 1.25 €/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.