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Lauchheim

Total population

3,600

Air quality index

29Good
Elevation492 m
Land area40.86 km²
WeatherAvg high 56.8°F
Coordinates48.87°, 10.25°

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City facts

Elevation
492 m
Area
40.86 km²
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.lauchheim.de

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lauchheim is a town and municipality with approximately 4800 inhabitants in the Ostalbkreis district, in the Stuttgart region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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History & geography

Geography

Lauchheim is situated on the river Jagst, 12 km northeast of Aalen. It neighbors Westhausen to the north and west, Bopfingen to the east, and Aalen to the south as municipalities. Schloss Kapfenburg, a castle, is located within Lauchheim’s municipality. Largest suburbs of Lauchheim are Röttingen and Hülen, with smaller ones being Gromberg, Hettelsberg, Stetten, and the depared villages of Tatenloch, Königsbühl, Neusselbuch, Niederhofen, and Mittelhofen.

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Geography

Latitude
48.8716
Longitude
10.2455
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
56.8°F
Avg low
42.5°F
Annual precipitation
35.3 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
77
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
134,669
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,015
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,591
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,941
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,886
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,675
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,527
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,461
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,159

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
3.2
Largest event
2004-06-22

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)
1,188

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
70
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Events

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Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
08136038
Population (Wikidata)
4,905
Wikidata
Q574207

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • 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
  • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439