Racksen
Located in Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 50°44′00″ N 7°42′00″ E
- Population
- 138
- 138
- Elevation
- 291 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Racksen
- Airports
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport42 km
- DTM Dortmund Airport88 km
About Racksen
Racksen is a village. Location: Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 138. Elevation: 291 m.
Racksen is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. It has 141 inhabitants (Dec. 2020).
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Racksen
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el_tommo · CC0 -
Beulskopf Jörg Braukmann · CC BY 3.0
Population of Racksen over time
| 1975 | 143 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 145 | |
| 2019 | 146 | |
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 138 | |
| 2024 | 138 | |
| 2025 | 139 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Racksen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (112 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 76 | 91 | 67 | 73 | 84 | 88 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 95 | 112 |
How to get to Racksen
The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 42 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 28 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 42 kmwest
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 88 kmnorth
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 90 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Siegen Population: 107.2K 28 kmnortheast
- Bonn Population: 330.6K 43 kmwest
- Koblenz Population: 107.3K 43 kmsouth
- Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 49 kmnorthwest
- Cologne Population: 1M 57 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Racksen
Within 100 km: 783 historic and cultural sites, 4,238 natural sites, 882 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km212 places
- Weibe River 20 kmNE
- Dreifelder Weiher Lake 18 kmSE
- Wiehltalsperre Lake 23 kmN
- Ziegenberg Mountain 20 kmNE
25–60 km1,983 places
- Else River 56 kmN
- Aar River 46 kmSE
- Urbach River 26 kmSW
- Kemper Werth Island 44 kmW
60–100 km3,708 places
- Dreiherrenwald Natural site 99 kmW
- Olef River 87 kmW
- Else River 78 kmN
- Valme River 86 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Racksen
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages2
- Nassen · Village
- Niederingelbach · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Weidchen Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate2.7 km S
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Beulskopf Mountain, Heupelzen5.4 km W
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Knabenberg Mountain, Mörsbach5.6 km E
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Alserberg Mountain, Wissen6.3 km N
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Nister River, Rhineland-Palatinate4.7 km N
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Große Nister River, Rhineland-Palatinate4.7 km N
Other cities and towns in Landkreis Altenkirchen
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Idelberg Village, Landkreis Altenkirchen2.2 km SE -
Hilgenroth Village, Landkreis Altenkirchen3.5 km W -
Roth Village, Landkreis Altenkirchen3.1 km N
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Obererbach (Westerwald) Village, Landkreis Altenkirchen3.1 km SW
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Seelbach bei Hamm (Sieg) Village, Landkreis Altenkirchen2.2 km NW
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Sörth Village, Landkreis Altenkirchen3.9 km S
Sources & licences
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