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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 13.9047,Lat: 51.1601
Elevation	233 meter above sea level
Local time	2:49:04am
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Sachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bautzen
Name	Wachau
Other place with same name 1	Wachau Sachsen -

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wachau:Seifersdorf bei Radeberg	1.7 km	West
2 Wachau:Feldschlößchen	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Lichtenberg:Kleindittmannsdorf	2.6 km	NorthEast
4 Radeberg:Liegau-Augustusbad	2.7 km	South
5 Dresden:Schönborn	3.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Praha	Czech-republic	125 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Berlin	Germany	156 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Wien	Austria	373 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 275 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 is Frauenteich (0.7 km² at a distance of 14.2 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 29.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 16%, hill: 84%, The hills are mainly western 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 Leipzig/Halle Airport (at a distance of 120 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dresden Airport (at a distance of 10 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.4 km2

18.4%

Agriculture

57.8 km2

73.5%

Urban area

6.4 km2

8.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wachau in country Germany

Wachau at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski	Germany,Poland	74 km	NorthEast
2 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region	Czechia,Germany	113 km	SouthWest
3 Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg	Germany	117 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Fließgewässersystem Kleine Röder und Orla	DE	1.2 km	North

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wachau

Type of weather in Wachau	clear sky
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	08:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:57 Europe/Amsterdam