North Rhine-Westphalia topographic maps
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Winterberg
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Hochsauerlandkreis
Winterberg experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) like most of Germany, however also bordering on subarctic climate (Dfc), thanks to its altitude, with only having an average temperature above 10 °C and September only being barely above it. The summers are short and cool, while the winters are…
Average elevation: 627 m

Plettenberg
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Märkischer Kreis
Plettenberg is located to the west of the Sauerland hills. The highest elevation of the town area is in the Ebbe Mountains with 663 m above sea level, the lowest elevation with 194 m near Teindeln [de]. The town is spread out between the four valleys of the rivers Lenne, Else, Oester [arz; ceb; cv; de; zh] and…
Average elevation: 378 m

Essen
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia
The lowest point can be found in the northern borough of Karnap at 26.5 metres (86.9 ft), the highest point in the borough of Heidhausen at 202.5 metres (664 ft). The average elevation is 116 metres (381 ft).
Average elevation: 86 m

Kirchhundem
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Kreis Olpe
The community of Kirchhundem lies in the Olpe district's southeast in the south Sauerland and belongs to the so-called Bilsteiner Bergland (mountain region). The Kirchhundem rural areas also include, in the east, the West (Rüsper) Rothaar and part of the Auer Ederbergland, in the south the Brachthäuser Hohe…
Average elevation: 463 m

33813
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Kreis Lippe > Oerlinghausen > Oerlinghausen
Average elevation: 181 m

Bochum
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia
The city lies on the low rolling hills of Bochum land ridge (Bochumer Landrücken), part of the Ruhrhöhen (highest elevations) between the Ruhr and Emscher rivers at the border of the southern and northern Ruhr coal region. The highest point of the city is at Kemnader Straße (Kemnader Street) in Stiepel at…
Average elevation: 99 m

Plettenburg
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis > Wermelskirchen > Grunewald
Average elevation: 231 m

Münster
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster is situated on the river Aa, approximately 15 kilometres (9 miles) south of its confluence with the Ems in the so-called Westphalian Bight, a landscape studded with dispersed settlements and farms – the "Münsterland". The Wolstonian sediments of the mountain ridge called "Münsterländer…
Average elevation: 61 m

Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Rheda-Wiedenbrück
The length of the city border is 50,2 km, the highest elevation at 105m and the lowest point at 66m above mean sea level.
Average elevation: 80 m

Wuppertal
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia
Uniquely for Germany, it is a "linear city", owing to the steep hillsides along the river Wupper. Its highest hill is the Lichtscheid, which is 351 metres above sea level. The dominant urban centres Elberfeld (historic commercial centre) and Barmen (more industrial) have formed a continuous urbanized area…
Average elevation: 242 m

Aachen
Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Städteregion Aachen
The maximum dimensions of the city's territory are 21.6 km (13 3⁄8 mi) from north to south, and 17.2 km (10 3⁄4 mi) from east to west. The city limits are 87.7 km (54 1⁄2 mi) long, of which 23.8 km (14 3⁄4 mi) border Belgium and 21.8 km (13 1⁄2 mi) the Netherlands. The highest point in Aachen,…
Average elevation: 225 m