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Brand score: 31/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Brand safe? Germany travel risk

Is Brand safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Brand scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Brand scores 31/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Brand: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (51/100).

A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Positioned at 50.7489° N, 6.1650° E in North Rhine-Westphalia. The settlement is located 536.8 km ENE from Berlin.

Region
North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates
50.7489° N, 6.1650° E
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
17,284
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cologne (59.1 km ENE).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Geilenkirchen Air Base (GKE) 25.1 km NNW
Hospital Care Bethlehem Gesundheitszentrum 5.2 km ENE
Police Station Polizeiwache Ost 1.4 km NW
Railway Terminal Aachen-Rothe Erde 4.2 km NW

Nearby Towns & Settlements in Germany

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods 1 — — — 3 3 2 1 2 — — —
Wildfires — — — 1 — — — 1 — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Brand happened in May and June (6 of 12 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Germany travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Germany entry requirements.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Verviers 15
28.1 km SW
Spa 10
35.5 km SW
Liège 15
43.6 km WSW
Ans 10
46.4 km WSW
Aywaille 10
46.4 km SW
Bilzen 10
47.6 km WNW

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy