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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 14.1796,Lat: 51.1277
Elevation	287 meter above sea level
Local time	9:25:31am
Name province/region	Sachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bautzen
Name	Bischofswerda
Name	Bischofswerda

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bischofswerda:Geissmannsdorf	1.9 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Bischofswerda:Goldbach	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bischofswerda:Schönbrunn	3.7 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Schmölln-Putzkau:Schmölln	3.9 km	East
5 Schmölln-Putzkau:Nieder-Putzkau	4.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	117 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Berlin	Germany	164 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Wien	Austria	361 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 276 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Poland.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Elbe main - Medium - Mulde, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Talsperre Bautzen (5.9 km² at a height of around 167 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Valtenberg with a height of 586 meter (at a distance of 9 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 11.8 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Westlausitzer Hügel- und Bergland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Václav Havel Airport Prague (at a distance of 114 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dresden Airport (at a distance of 29 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.9 km2

15.1%

Agriculture

57.8 km2

73.5%

Urban area

8.6 km2

10.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bischofswerda in country Germany

Bischofswerda at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski	Germany,Poland	63 km	NorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Prague	Czechia	117 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region	Czechia,Germany	124 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Obere Wesenitz und Nebenflüsse	DE	0.9 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Bischofswerda
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bischofswerda

Type of weather in Bischofswerda	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	05:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam