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Wegscheid

Total population

5,493

Air quality index

45Good
Elevation718 m
Land area80.65 km²
Coordinates48.60°, 13.79°

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City facts

Elevation
718 m
Area
80.65 km²
head of government
Josef Lamperstorfer
Official website
www.wegscheid.de

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Wegscheid is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
48.6011
Longitude
13.7869
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
45
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
106
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
29,950
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common wall lizard
    Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) · Squamata
    396
  • Peacock
    Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    319
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    276
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    202
  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    170
  • Spreading Bellflower
    Campanula patula L. · Magnoliopsida
    162
  • Meadow Foxtail
    Alopecurus pratensis L. · Liliopsida
    154
  • Indian Balsam
    Impatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida
    150

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2008-08-12

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Michael Uhrmann
Michael Uhrmann
German ski jumper
Kurt Krenn
Kurt Krenn
Austrian Roman Catholic bishop (1936-2014)
C
Cleo Kretschmer
German actress
J
Johann Fuchs
German politician (1912-1991)
G
Georg Ecker
politician
Heinz Baumüller
Heinz Baumüller
Austrian sculptor
H
Hermann Derschmidt
Austrian musician (1904-1997)
K
Karlheinz Meininger
German association football player
L
Ludwig Thomaschk
German politician
M
Michael Höllerzeder
German politician (1898-1938)
Norbert Hanrieder
Norbert Hanrieder
Austrian author (1842–1913)
R
Ralf Urban
German historian of classical antiquity
R
Rudolf Zawrel
German entrepreneur
T
Theoderich Hagn
R
Rudolf Wimmer
German artist (1849-1915)
M
Michaela Falkner
Austrian writer

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

Nearby places in Bayern

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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)
61
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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 Wegscheid, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
09275156
Population (Wikidata)
5,557
Wikidata
Q530378

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