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Alfdorf

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Alfdorf

Total population

7,209

Air quality index

31Good
Elevation487 m
Land area68.52 km²
Coordinates48.84°, 9.72°

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City facts

Elevation
487 m
Area
68.52 km²
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.alfdorf.de

Sister cities

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Overview

Alfdorf is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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History & geography

History

The municipality of Alfdorf was formed in 1972 by the merging of the municipalities of Alfdorf, Pfahlbronn, and Vordersteinenberg.

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Alfdorf lies at the easternmost extremity of the Rems-Murr district, along its border with the Ostalb district. Alfdorf is physically located in the Schurwald and Welzheim Forest, regions of the larger Swabian-Franconian Forest. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Normalnull (NN) to a low of NN. Portions of the Federally protected , Rottal zwischen Hüttenbühl und Buchengehren, and Wiesentäler bei der Menzlesmühle nature reserves are located in Alfdorf's municipal area.

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Geography

Latitude
48.8440
Longitude
9.7189
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
31
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
82
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
78,986
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,635
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,425
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,336
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,241
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,180
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,016
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,002
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    925

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
48
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2003-03-22

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,186

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
71
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recent natural events nearby

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Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
08119001
Population (Wikidata)
7,177
Wikidata
Q82197

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439