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Rot am See

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Rot am See

Total population

5,157

Elevation419 m
Land area74.81 km²
Coordinates49.25°, 10.02°

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City facts

Elevation
419 m
Area
74.81 km²
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.rotamsee.de

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rot am See is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany with a population of 5,388 as of December 31, 2018.

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History & geography

History

On January 24, 2020, it was the site of a mass shooting which killed six.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
49.2527
Longitude
10.0249
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
22,256
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    453
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    445
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    442
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    352
  • Narrow-leaved Ragwort
    Senecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida
    343
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    330
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    307
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    293

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
2.6
Largest event
2005-03-26

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
French naturalized German industrialist (1738-1815)
G
Georg Trump
German graphic designer (1896–1985)
Gottlob Egelhaaf
Gottlob Egelhaaf
German politician (1848-1934)
L
Leopold III of Bebenburg
Roman Catholic bishop
W
Wilhelm Friedrich Maier
Wuerttemberg bailiff
E
Ernst Keitel
German politician (1939-2014)
Friedrich Schmidt
Friedrich Schmidt
German politician (1902-1973)
R
Rezzo Schlauch
German politician
G
Gustav Regelmann
German politician (1880-1947)
O
Oscar Leuze
German professor (1874-1934)
J
Jenny Grimminger
Karl Philipp
Karl Philipp
German politician (1901-1966)
K
Karl Östreicher
German politician (1931-1998)
L
Leonhard Georg Heißwolf
German politician (1880-1957)
M
Manfred Wankmüller
German writer and journalist (1924–1988)
W
Winfried Beck
German physician

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

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,145

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
94
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Rot am See, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
08127071
Population (Wikidata)
5,742
Wikidata
Q81921

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • 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