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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.4373,Lat: 50.9872
Elevation	209 meter above sea level
Local time	21:19:00pm
Name province/region	Thüringen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Altenburger Land
Name	Altenburg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nobitz:Kotteritz	2.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Altenburg:Paditz	2.7 km	SouthEast
3 Altenburg:Kosma	3.1 km	SouthWest
4 Windischleuba:Remsa	3.2 km	NorthEast
5 Altenburg:Zetzscha	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	173 km	EastSouthEast
2 Berlin	Germany	183 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Wien	Austria	420 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 325 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Poland.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saale, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Talsperre Windischleuba (1.3 km² at a height of around 160 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 64.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 90 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 57%, hill: 43%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Altenburger Lößgebiet
Altenburger Lößgebiet

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Leipzig/Halle Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

58.7 km2

74.8%

Urban area

15.8 km2

20.1%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.2%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Altenburg in country Germany

Altenburg at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Naumburg Cathedral	Germany	48 km	WestNorthWest
2 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region	Czechia,Germany	71 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau	Germany	78 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Eremit-Lebensräume zwischen Altenburg und Schmölln	DE	1.1 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Altenburg

Type of weather in Altenburg	light rain
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	05:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam