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Wirges, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany


Alternative Names:Virges, Wirges, fyrghs, vu~irugesu, wei er ge si, wyrgs, Виргес, فيرغس, ویرگس, ヴィルゲス, 维尔格斯
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Wirges, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Region:Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Latitude:50° 28' 19" N
Longitude:7° 47' 54" E
Lat/Long (dec):50.47195,7.79844
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:5,201 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:2807549
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2807549:7
GUID:d2edd6fe-3b17-46e7-90dd-ba63e7c4b97a
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Clay pit no. 3, Siershahn, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 28' 43" N7° 46' 25" E1.9km (1.2 miles)
Leuterod clay pit, Leuterod, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 29' 21" N7° 48' 33" E2.1km (1.3 miles)
Schöne Aussicht Mine, Dernbach, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 27' 15" N7° 46' 24" E2.6km (1.6 miles)
Clay pit no. 1, Siershahn, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 29' 27" N7° 46' 27" E2.7km (1.7 miles)
Clay pit no. 2, Siershahn, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 29' 3" N7° 45' 34" E3.1km (1.9 miles)
Ötzingen clay pit, Ötzingen, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 29' 55" N7° 49' 22" E3.4km (2.1 miles)
Petschmorgen clay pit, Moschheim, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 29' 16" N7° 50' 50" E3.9km (2.4 miles)
Guterborn II clay pit, Boden, Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 29' 5" N7° 51' 16" E4.2km (2.6 miles)
Esther clay pit, Meudt, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 28' 25" N7° 51' 55" E4.7km (2.9 miles)
Pfeul clay pit, Niederahr, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 29' 4" N7° 52' 6" E5.1km (3.2 miles)
Maria clay pit, Ruppach-Goldhausen, Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 28' 7" N7° 52' 46" E5.8km (3.6 miles)
Stemmer clay pit, Meudt, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 28' 29" N7° 52' 50" E5.8km (3.6 miles)
"Glückauf" clay pit, Ruppach-Goldhausen, Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 27' 37" N7° 53' 18" E6.5km (4.0 miles)
Unnamed clay pit, Meudt, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 29' 32" N7° 54' 23" E8.0km (5.0 miles)
Meudt clay pit, Meudt, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 28' 52" N7° 54' 54" E8.3km (5.2 miles)
Girod clay pit, Girod, Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 26' 52" N7° 54' 57" E8.7km (5.4 miles)
Anton clay pit, Berod bei Wallmerod, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 29' 11" N7° 55' 37" E9.2km (5.7 miles)
Barbara clay pit, Girod, Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 26' 57" N7° 55' 27" E9.3km (5.8 miles)
Jakob Bach basalt quarry, Girod, Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 26' 14" N7° 55' 21" E9.6km (6.0 miles)
Sedan clay pit, Girod, Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 26' 34" N7° 55' 34" E9.6km (6.0 miles)
Christel clay pit, Nentershausen, Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 26' 2" N7° 55' 22" E9.8km (6.1 miles)
Wallmerod clay pit, Wallmerod, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 28' 33" N7° 56' 53" E10.6km (6.6 miles)
Vulkan lignite mine, Kaden, Westerburg, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 32' 46" N7° 55' 17" E12.0km (7.5 miles)
Miltersberg quarry, Obererbach, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 26' 52" N7° 57' 57" E12.2km (7.6 miles)
Unnamed quarry, Herschbach, Selters (Westerwald), Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 34' 50" N7° 46' 14" E12.3km (7.6 miles)
Schenkelberger Kopf mine, Herschbach, Selters (Westerwald), Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 34' 52" N7° 45' 44" E12.4km (7.7 miles)
Ölberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 27' 13" N7° 58' 28" E12.6km (7.8 miles)
Westerwald Volcanic Field, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 31' 59" N7° 57' 0" E12.7km (7.9 miles)
Mercur Mine, Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 21' 30" N7° 43' 14" E13.8km (8.6 miles)
Pfingstwiese Mine, Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany50° 21' 16" N7° 44' 6" E13.8km (8.6 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Rhenish Massif, EuropeMassif
GermanyCountry
Lahn Valley, GermanyRiver Valley
Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyState
Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyDistrict
Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyCollective Municipality
Wirges, Wirges, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyMunicipality

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Westerwaldkreis86.11.330.0.0.0
Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Westerwaldkreis, Wirges86.11.330.3791.0.0
Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Westerwaldkreis, Wirges, Wirges86.11.330.3791.8645.0
 
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