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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.4272,Lat: 51.2756
Elevation	152 meter above sea level
Local time	17:55:55pm
Name province/region (Bundesland)	Sachsen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Leipzig
Name	Markkleeberg
Other place with same name 1	Wachau Sachsen -

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Großpösna:Güldengossa	2.3 km	SouthEast
2 Markkleeberg	3.7 km	West
3 Großpösna:Störmthal	4.6 km	SouthEast
4 Böhlen:Großdeuben	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Großpösna	5.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Berlin	Germany	154 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Praha	Czech-republic	193 km	SouthEast
3 Wien	Austria	444 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 296 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saale, part of the larger catchment area Elbe. The nearest bigger lake is Markkleeberger See (1.5 km² at a distance of 1.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Czech border with a straight distance of 94.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 133 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Stadtlandschaft Leipzig

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Leipzig/Halle Airport (at a distance of 21 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

Nature

5.7 km2

7.3%

Agriculture

27 km2

34.3%

Urban area

28.5 km2

36.3%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

4.4 km2

5.6%

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 Naumburg Cathedral	Germany	46 km	WestSouthWest
2 Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz	Germany	63 km	North
3 Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg	Germany	67 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bläulingswiesen südöstlich Leipzig	DE	0.2 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Markkleeberg

Type of weather in Markkleeberg	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	994 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	07:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:14 Europe/Amsterdam