Onkelchen

Onkelchen is a registered vineyard site (Einzellage) of Nahe in Germany, covering 10.8 ha in Norheim. It makes up 1.0% of the Großlage Burgweg. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 5.3 km south-west of Bad Kreuznach and 44 km south-west of Wiesbaden.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Einzellage

Within

Nahe

Area

10.8 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.38 × 0.53 km

Centre

49.8134° N, 7.8079° E

Region

Nahe

Bereich

Bereich Nahetal

Großlage

Burgweg

Where it is

Nearest town

5.3 km south-west of Bad Kreuznach

Nearest city

44 km south-west of Wiesbaden 288,850 people

To the sea

332 km

Rivers nearby

Glan (0.6 km)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

152–213 m

Mean elevation

176 m

Mean slope

7.1° (12 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 11,593 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Mosel and German Riesling

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments36%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)33%
• Acid volcanic rocks22%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Gemarkungen · 1

• Norheim

Neighbours

• Kirschheck
• Klosterberg

Sources

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbergslagen (dl-de/by-2-0)